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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 West Lincoln, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lincoln 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 West Lincoln:
- 40.843348, -96.720142
- 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 West Lincoln
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since West Lincoln is near Seward County and also Saunders County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saunders 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 West Lincoln
Communities Also Named West Lincoln ...
We found three communities that are also named West Lincoln.
Within Nebraska, the name West Lincoln is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This West Lincoln is located in Lincoln County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the West Lincoln that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of West Lincoln.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Vermont
- Addison County
- This West Lincoln is located in Addison County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Lincoln that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of West Lincoln.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lincoln ...
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.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gaslight Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Havelock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huskerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huskerville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskerville
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University Place is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
How Far From West Lincoln 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 West Lincoln to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Lincoln and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Lincoln to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- West Lincoln) 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 West Lincoln 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 West Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8433, Longitude: -96.7201 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.616 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.286 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.413 degrees. |
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