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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 Agricola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agricola and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Agricola:
    • 38.419460, -95.534982
    • 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 Agricola
  • 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 Coffey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffey County
    • Since Agricola is near Franklin County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Agricola

Communities Also Named Agricola ...

We found seven communities that are also named Agricola.

Within Kansas, the name Agricola is unique.

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

In addition to the above occurrences of Agricola, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Agricola that is located in Coffey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Agricola.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Agricola is located in Polk County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the southeast of the Agricola that is located in Coffey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Agricola.
    • Georgia
      • Glascock County
      • This Agricola is located in Glascock County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Agricola that is located in Coffey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glascock County community of Agricola.
    • Iowa
      • Mahaska 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 Iowa community of Agricola [Mahaska County].
    • Mississippi
      • George County
      • This Agricola is located in George County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Agricola that is located in Coffey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Agricola.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Agricola is located in Amherst County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east of the Agricola that is located in Coffey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Agricola.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Guyana
      • Distance: 3,192 miles [5,137 km]<1> to the southeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Agricola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agricola ...

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.

  • Aliceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aliceville is located in Coffey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
  • Central City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Central City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Former name for Central City:
    • Jerome
    • Central City has also been known as:
    • Central
  • Halls Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
  • Harris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Homewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Homewood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Michigan Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
  • Ransomville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Silkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silkville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
    • Silkville has also been known as:
    • Boissiere Silk Farm
    • Valeton

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

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

  • Burlington, which is the Seat of Coffey County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Agricola to Burlington, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Agricola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Agricola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Agricola 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 Agricola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4195, Longitude: -95.5350       In this case, the coordinates for Agricola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.641 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.851 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.257 degrees.