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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 Nemo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nemo 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 Nemo:
    • 47.342926, -118.595545
    • 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 Nemo
  • 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Since Nemo is near Adams County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Nemo

Communities Also Named Nemo ...

We found six communities that are also named Nemo.

Within Washington, the name Nemo is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Nemo is located in Craighead County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nemo that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Nemo.
    • Illinois
      • Warren 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 Illinois community of Nemo [Warren County].
    • Missouri
      • Hickory County
      • This Nemo is located in Hickory County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nemo that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickory County community of Nemo.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Nemo is located in Lawrence County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nemo that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Nemo.
    • Tennessee
      • Morgan County
      • This Nemo is located in Morgan County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Nemo that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Nemo.
    • Texas
      • Somervell County
      • This Nemo is located in Somervell County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Nemo that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somervell County community of Nemo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nemo ...

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.

  • Bluestem
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestem
  • Downs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Downs is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Earl
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Earl is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
  • Hillcrest
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Keystone
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Keystone is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Marlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Marlin is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Moody
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moody is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Packard ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Packard is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Palm Lake
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Palm Lake is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake

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

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

  • Davenport, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nemo to Davenport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Nemo) 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 Nemo 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 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 Nemo 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 Nemo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3429, Longitude: -118.5955       In this case, the coordinates for Nemo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.784 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.832 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.346 degrees.