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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 Lincoln, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Lincoln:
    • 40.564931, -112.256381
    • 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 Lincoln
  • 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 Lincoln ...

We found 63 communities that share the name Lincoln.

There is one other community in Utah which is also named Lincoln.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 62 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 62 communities, 61 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Utah ...
    • Tooele County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Lincoln.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Lincoln is located in Madison County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Lincoln.
      • Talladega County
      • This Lincoln is located in Talladega County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km] to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Lincoln.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Lincoln is located in Washington County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lincoln.
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lincoln [Madera County].
      • Placer County
      • This Lincoln is located in Placer County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Lincoln.
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This Lincoln is located in Summit County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Lincoln.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Lincoln is located in Sussex County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lincoln.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lincoln.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lincoln [Miami-Dade County].
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • This Lincoln is located in Bonneville County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Lincoln.
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Lincoln is located in Logan County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lincoln.
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • This Lincoln is located in Cass County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lincoln.
      • Spencer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lincoln [Spencer County].
    • Iowa
      • Grundy County
      • This Lincoln is located in Grundy County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Lincoln.
      • Tama County
      • This Lincoln is located in Tama County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km] to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Lincoln.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lincoln [Nemaha County].
      • Reno 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 Lincoln [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This Lincoln is located in Clay County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Lincoln.
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lincoln [Pulaski County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Lincoln is located in Penobscot County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Lincoln.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Lincoln is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Lincoln.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Lincoln is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Lincoln.
    • Michigan
      • Alcona County
      • This Lincoln is located in Alcona County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Lincoln.
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Berrien County].
      • Chippewa County
      • This Lincoln is located in Chippewa County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km] to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Lincoln.
      • Mason County
      • This Lincoln is located in Mason County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km] to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Lincoln.
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Lincoln [Oakland County].
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Lincoln is located in Washtenaw County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Lincoln.
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Lincoln is located in Morrison County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Lincoln.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Lincoln is located in Benton County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lincoln.
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lincoln [Cascade County].
      • Deer Lodge 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 Montana community of Lincoln [Deer Lodge County].
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Lincoln.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lancaster County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Lincoln.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lincoln lies 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Lincoln is located in Grafton County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Lincoln.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Lincoln is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Lincoln.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lincoln [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Lincoln is located in Wayne County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lincoln.
      • Westchester County
      • This Lincoln is located in Westchester County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Lincoln.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Lincoln is located in Burleigh County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Lincoln.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Lincoln.
      • Gallia County
      • This community is historic and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Lincoln.
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lincoln [Richland County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Jackson County
      • This Lincoln is located in Jackson County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lincoln.
      • Kingfisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lincoln [Kingfisher County].
    • Ontario
      • This Lincoln lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Lincoln is located in Jackson County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lincoln.
      • Polk County
      • This Lincoln is located in Polk County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lincoln.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Lincoln is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Lincoln.
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lincoln [Chester County].
      • Lancaster County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km] to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Lincoln.
    • South Dakota
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Lincoln [Clay County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lincoln.
    • Texas
      • Lee County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lee County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Lincoln.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Lincoln is located in Addison County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Lincoln.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Lincoln is located in Loudoun County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Lincoln.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lincoln [Douglas County].
      • Kitsap County
      • This Lincoln is located in Kitsap County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Lincoln.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lincoln County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the north northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lincoln.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming County
      • This Lincoln is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Lincoln.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee County
      • This Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Utah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Lincoln.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Angels Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
    • Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
  • Arthur ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Salt Lake County
  • Copper City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Copper City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Copper Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove
    • Copper Cove is located in Salt Lake County
  • Copper Hills Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hills Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hills Heights
    • Copper Hills Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
    • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
    • Former name for Copperfield:
    • Upper Bingham
  • Creekview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekview
    • Creekview is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cyprus Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyprus Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyprus Heights
    • Cyprus Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Falconcrest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
    • Falconcrest is located in Salt Lake County
  • Glen Heather
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Heather have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Heather
    • Glen Heather is located in Salt Lake County
  • Grantsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
    • Grantsville is located in Tooele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
  • Highland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
    • King Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Valley
      • King Valley is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
    • Lincoln
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Tooele County
      • Former names for Lincoln:
      • Lake View
      • Pine Canyon
    • Majestic Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Grove
      • Majestic Grove is located in Salt Lake County
    • Marshall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Tooele County
    • Martin Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Village
      • Martin Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Orchard View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
      • Orchard View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Polaris Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polaris Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris Gardens
      • Polaris Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
    • Sue Ann
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sue Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Ann
      • Sue Ann is located in Salt Lake County
    • Tad Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tad Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tad Park
      • Tad Park is located in Tooele County
    • Walnut Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
      • Walnut Hills is located in Salt Lake County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lincoln and extending to:

  • Provo, which is the Seat of Utah County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lincoln to Provo, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,861 miles [2,995 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5649, Longitude: -112.2564    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lincoln, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Lincoln 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.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Lincoln to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.193 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.786 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.995 degrees.









 

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