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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 Allendorph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allendorph 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 Allendorph:
- 38.992777, -96.271106
- 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 Allendorph
- 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 Wabaunsee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabaunsee County
- Since Allendorph is near Riley County and also Pottawatomie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie 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 Allendorph
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allendorph ...
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.
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dwight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Eureka Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Flush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
- Harveyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
- Maple Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Sunset Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Park is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Swamp Angel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
How Far From Allendorph 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 Allendorph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allendorph and extending to:
- Alma, which is the Seat of Wabaunsee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Allendorph to Topeka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Allendorph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Allendorph 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 Allendorph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9928, Longitude: -96.2711 In this case, the coordinates for Allendorph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.521 degrees. |
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