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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 Omaha, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Omaha 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 Omaha:
- 33.181439, -94.740465
- 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 Omaha
- 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Since Omaha is near Titus County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Titus County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Omaha
Communities Also Named Omaha ...
We found ten communities that are also named Omaha.
Within Texas, the name Omaha is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Randolph County
- This Omaha is located in Randolph County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Omaha.
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Omaha is located in Boone County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Omaha.
- Georgia
- Stewart County
- This Omaha is located in Stewart County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the east of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Omaha.
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- This Omaha is located in Gallatin County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Omaha.
- Kansas
- Kearny 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 Kansas community of Omaha [Kearny County].
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Omaha [Morton County].
- Kentucky
- Knott County
- This Omaha is located in Knott County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Omaha.
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This Omaha is located in Putnam County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the north of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Omaha.
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This Omaha is located in Douglas County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Omaha.
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- This Omaha is located in Dickenson County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Omaha that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of Omaha.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Omaha ...
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.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Daingerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Harvard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Hughes Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Naples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
- Rocky Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
How Far From Omaha 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 city such as Omaha to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Omaha and extending to:
- Daingerfield, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Omaha to Daingerfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Omaha) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Omaha 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 Omaha 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 Omaha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1814, Longitude: -94.7405 In this case, the coordinates for Omaha have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.696 degrees. |
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