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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 Wann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wann and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Wann:
    • 41.146677, -96.354466
    • 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 Wann
  • 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 Wann ...

We found five communities that share the name Wann.

Within Nebraska, the name Wann is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Wann [Benton County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison 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 Illinois community of Wann [Madison County].
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson 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 Michigan community of Wann [Dickinson County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Wann is located in Clark County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wann that is located in Saunders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Wann.
    • Oklahoma
      • Nowata County
      • This Wann is located in Nowata County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<3> to the south of the Wann that is located in Saunders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nowata County community of Wann.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wann ...

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.

  • Boys Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <4>
  • Elkhorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <4>
  • Green Meadows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Douglas County
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ithaca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • King Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Douglas County
  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Meadow is located in Sarpy County
  • Portal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Sarpy County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Skyline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Douglas County
    • Swedeburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
    • Wahoo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

How Far From Wann 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 Wann to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wahoo, which is the Seat of Saunders County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wann to Wahoo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Wann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Wann 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>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- Wann) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1467, Longitude: -96.3545    
<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 Wann 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 320.375 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.046 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.165 degrees.




 

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