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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 Westmark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmark 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 Westmark:
- 40.597461, -99.530557
- 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 Westmark
- 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Since Westmark is near Dawson County and also Buffalo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo 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 Westmark
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmark ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Devils Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Devils Gap is located in Gosper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Gap
- Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mascot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
How Far From Westmark to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westmark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westmark and extending to:
- Holdrege, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westmark to Holdrege, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 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 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westmark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Westmark 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 Westmark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5975, Longitude: -99.5306 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.927 degrees. |
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