Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Venus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Venus and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Venus
- 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 Venus:
- 42.456402, -98.268372
- 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 Venus
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Venus is near Holt County and also Antelope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holt County
- eBird sighting report for Antelope 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 Venus ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Venus.
There is one other community in Nebraska which is also named Venus.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Nebraska ...
- Antelope County
- Although located in Antelope County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Venus.
- Antelope County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Dade 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 Florida community of Venus [Dade County].
- Highlands County
- This Venus is located in Highlands County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Venus that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of Venus.
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Venus ...
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.
- Clearwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
- Dukeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Dukeville is located in Knox County
- Opportunity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opportunity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
- Opportunity is located in Holt County
- Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <4>
- Page
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <4>
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Holt County
- Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Knox County
How Far From Venus 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 community such as Venus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Venus once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Venus and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Venus to Center, with an average speed<6> 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Venus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Venus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4564, Longitude: -98.2684 In this case, the coordinates for Venus 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 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 Venus 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> | 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 Venus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Venus 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 321.801 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.854 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.926 degrees. |