Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ulysses, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulysses and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ulysses
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ulysses:
- 41.071900, -97.201992
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ulysses
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Ulysses is near Seward County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seward County
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ulysses ...
We found nine communities that share the name Ulysses.
Within Nebraska, the name Ulysses is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ulysses [Clark County].
- Grant County
- This Ulysses is located in Grant County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ulysses that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Ulysses.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ulysses [Hamilton County].
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ulysses [Lincoln County].
- Mitchell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ulysses [Mitchell County].
- Kentucky
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulysses ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Beaver Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Beaver Crossing is located in Seward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Crossing <4>
- David City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David City
- David City is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for David City <4>
- Dwight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <4>
- Grover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Seward County
- Malcolm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Malcolm is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcolm <4>
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Seward County
- Rising City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising City
- Rising City is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising City <4>
- Riverside Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Seward County
- Ruby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Surprise is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
How Far From Ulysses to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Ulysses to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ulysses and extending to:
- David City, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ulysses to David City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ulysses. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ulysses, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ulysses could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ulysses) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ulysses. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0719, Longitude: -97.2020 |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ulysses to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.969 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.723 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.621 degrees. |