Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aetna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aetna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aetna
- 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 Aetna:
- 37.085920, -98.964852
- 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 Aetna
- 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 Barber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barber County
- Since Aetna is near Woods County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Woods County
- eBird sighting report for Comanche 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Aetna ...
We found nine communities that share the name Aetna.
Within Kansas, the name Aetna is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Aetna lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Aetna that is located in Barber County.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Aetna is located in Craighead County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the east of the Aetna that is located in Barber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Aetna.
- Sharp County
- This Aetna is located in Sharp County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east of the Aetna that is located in Barber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Aetna.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Aetna is located in Hickman County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<2> to the east of the Aetna that is located in Barber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Aetna.
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Aetna [Marion County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aetna ...
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.
- Buttermilk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
- Buttermilk is located in Comanche County
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Comanche County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
- Deerhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Edith
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Fairvalley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvalley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvalley
- Fairvalley is located in Woods County (OK)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Barber County
- Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Woods County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Sun City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sun City is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <3>
How Far From Aetna 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 Aetna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Aetna once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Aetna and extending to:
- Medicine Lodge, which is the Seat of Barber County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aetna to Medicine Lodge, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Aetna 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aetna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aetna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0859, Longitude: -98.9649 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Aetna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Aetna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.909 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.326 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.156 degrees. |