Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Utica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Utica and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Utica
- 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 Utica:
- 40.895947, -97.344808
- 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 Utica
- 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 Seward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Seward County
- Since Utica is near York County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Utica ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Utica.
There is one other community in Nebraska which is also named Utica.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Fergus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Utica [Fergus County].
- Judith Basin County
- This Utica is located in Judith Basin County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Utica that is located in Seward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Utica.
- New York
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This Utica is located in Knox County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the east of the Utica that is located in Seward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Utica.
- Warren County
- This Utica is located in Warren County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east of the Utica that is located in Seward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Utica.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Utica is located in Dane County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Utica that is located in Seward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Utica.
- Waukesha County
- This Utica is located in Waukesha County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east northeast of the Utica that is located in Seward County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Utica.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Utica ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Friend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Friend is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friend <4>
- Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Seward County
- Mapps
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Marysville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- McCool Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Junction
- McCool Junction is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCool Junction <4>
- Riverside Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Surprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Surprise is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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 Utica 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 Utica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Utica and extending to:
- Seward, which is the Seat of Seward County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Utica to Seward, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Utica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Seward County: www.connectseward.org/cgov/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Utica 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Utica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Utica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8959, Longitude: -97.3448 |
| <3> | 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 Utica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Utica 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 321.06 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.806 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.729 degrees. |