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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 Winnebago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winnebago 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 Winnebago:
- 42.237202, -96.472228
- 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 Winnebago
- 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 Thurston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Since Winnebago is near Dakota County and also Monona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monona 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 Winnebago
Communities Also Named Winnebago ...
We found four communities that are also named Winnebago.
Within Nebraska, the name Winnebago is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Winnebago County
- This Winnebago is located in Winnebago County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east of the Winnebago that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Winnebago.
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- This Winnebago is located in Faribault County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winnebago that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Winnebago.
- Houston 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 Minnesota community of Winnebago [Houston County].
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Winnebago is located in Winnebago County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winnebago that is located in Thurston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Winnebago.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winnebago ...
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.
- Climbing Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Dakota Dunes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Ellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Holiday Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Macy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Sergeant Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Winnebago 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 village such as Winnebago to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winnebago and extending to:
- Pender, which is the Seat of Thurston County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winnebago to Pender, with an average speed<4> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Winnebago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Winnebago 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> | 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2372, Longitude: -96.4722 In this case, the coordinates for Winnebago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.337 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.009 degrees. |
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