Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vroman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vroman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vroman
- 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 Vroman:
- 40.966950, -100.257351
- 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 Vroman
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Vroman is near Dawson County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Vroman ...
We found one communities that share the name Vroman.
Within Nebraska, the name Vroman is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Vroman in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vroman ...
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.
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Finchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Custer County
- Keith
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
- Maywood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Frontier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <3>
- Village Square
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Lincoln County
- Willow Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Willow Island is located in Dawson County
How Far From Vroman 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 Vroman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vroman and extending to:
- North Platte, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vroman to North Platte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vroman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vroman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vroman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9669, Longitude: -100.2574 In this case, the coordinates for Vroman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Vroman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.15 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.236 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.254 degrees. |