Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Agnes City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agnes City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Agnes City
- 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 Agnes City:
- 38.673618, -96.243330
- 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 Agnes City
- 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 Lyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Since Agnes City is near Morris County and also Wabaunsee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- eBird sighting report for Wabaunsee 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agnes City ...
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.
- Admire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
- Admire is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <2>
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Council Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <2>
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Dwight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Harveyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <2>
- Strong City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <2>
How Far From Agnes City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Agnes City 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<3> community of Agnes City once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Agnes City and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Lyon County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Agnes City to Emporia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Agnes City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Agnes City) to Point B. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Agnes City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.47 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.563 degrees. |