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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Unadilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Unadilla and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Unadilla:
    • 40.682701, -96.269872
    • 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 Unadilla
  • 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 Unadilla ...

We found four communities that share the name Unadilla.

Within Nebraska, the name Unadilla is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dooly County
      • This Unadilla is located in Dooly County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Unadilla that is located in Otoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dooly County community of Unadilla.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie 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 Unadilla [Pottawatomie County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Unadilla is located in Livingston County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Unadilla that is located in Otoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Unadilla.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Unadilla is located in Otsego County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Unadilla that is located in Otoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Unadilla.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Unadilla ...

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.

  • Burr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
    • Burr is located in Otoe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <4>
  • Cook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Eagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
  • Helena ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Johnson County
  • Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Manley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Manley is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <4>
  • Panama
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Home
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • Prairie Home is located in Lancaster County
  • Weeping Water
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
    • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <4>
  • Wyoming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Otoe County

How Far From Unadilla to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Unadilla to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Unadilla and extending to:

  • Nebraska City, which is the Seat of Otoe County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Unadilla to Nebraska City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Unadilla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otoe County: www.co.otoe.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Unadilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Unadilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6827, Longitude: -96.2699       In this case, the coordinates for Unadilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Unadilla 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Unadilla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.291 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.891 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.211 degrees.









 

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