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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodlawn Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlawn Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodlawn Estates:
    • 40.836668, -96.719461
    • 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 Woodlawn Estates
  • 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 Woodlawn Estates ...

We found five communities that share the name Woodlawn Estates.

Within Nebraska, the name Woodlawn Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Woodlawn Estates is located in Lonoke County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodlawn Estates that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Woodlawn Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Woodlawn Estates is located in Muscogee County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodlawn Estates that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Woodlawn Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Woodlawn Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodlawn Estates that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woodlawn Estates.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Woodlawn Estates is located in Ocean County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the east of the Woodlawn Estates that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Woodlawn Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Woodlawn Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodlawn Estates that is located in Lancaster County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodlawn Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlawn Estates ...

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Lancaster County
  • Emerald
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
    • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
  • Havelock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
  • Huskerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskerville
    • Huskerville is located in Lancaster County
  • Lincoln
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
  • University Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Place is located in Lancaster County
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Lancaster County
  • Yankee Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
    • Yankee Hill is located in Lancaster County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlawn Estates 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 Woodlawn Estates to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodlawn Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8367, Longitude: -96.7195       In this case, the coordinates for Woodlawn Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Woodlawn Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.285 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.414 degrees.









 

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