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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 Wescott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wescott 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 Wescott:
- 41.538993, -99.270250
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wescott
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Wescott is near Valley County and also Loup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loup 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wescott
Communities Also Named Wescott ...
We found one communities that are also named Wescott.
Within Nebraska, the name Wescott is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Wescott in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- This Wescott is located in Dakota County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wescott that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Wescott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wescott ...
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.
- Broken Bow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Gates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geranium is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
- Kent ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Mason City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mikes Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mikes Meadows is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Meadows
- Round Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Round Valley is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wescott 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 community such as Wescott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wescott and extending to:
- Broken Bow, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wescott to Broken Bow, with an average speed<3> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wescott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wescott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5390, Longitude: -99.2703 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.52 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.631 degrees. |
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