Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vinton
- 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 Vinton:
- 41.539177, -98.980366
- 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 Vinton
- 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Since Vinton is near Custer County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Custer County
- eBird sighting report for Sherman 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 Vinton ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Vinton.
Within Nebraska, the name Vinton is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Vinton is located in Cowley County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Vinton that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Vinton.
- Riley 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 Vinton [Riley County].
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Vinton is located in Gallia County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east of the Vinton that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Vinton.
- Vinton County
- This Vinton is located in Vinton County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east of the Vinton that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Vinton.
- Quebec
- This Vinton lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vinton that is located in Valley County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinton ...
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.
- Comstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Comstock is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <5>
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
- Elton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Farwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <5>
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Kent ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Mason City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <5>
- Mikes Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikes Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Meadows
- Mikes Meadows is located in Loup County
- Round Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Round Valley is located in Custer County
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
How Far From Vinton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vinton 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 community of Vinton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Vinton and extending to:
- Ord, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Vinton to Lincoln, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,346 miles [11,822.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Valley County: www.co.valley.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 '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- Vinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5392, Longitude: -98.9804 In this case, the coordinates for Vinton 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 Vinton 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> | 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 Vinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Vinton 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 322.264 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.278 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.476 degrees. |