Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alida and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alida
- 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 Alida:
- 39.095831, -96.940290
- 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 Alida
- 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 Geary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Geary County
- Since Alida is near Dickinson County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Alida ...
We found three communities that share the name Alida.
Within Kansas, the name Alida is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Saskatchewan
- This Alida lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alida that is located in Geary County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alida ...
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.
- Buckeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Elm Hollow Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
- Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
- Eureka Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Industry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Geary County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
- Kansas Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Ladysmith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Moonlight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Skiddy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Alida 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 Alida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alida and extending to:
- Junction City, which is the Seat of Geary County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Alida to Topeka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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- Alida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0958, Longitude: -96.9403 In this case, the coordinates for Alida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alida to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.12 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.84 degrees. |