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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 Ardell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardell 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 Ardell:
    • 37.902243, -99.496186
    • 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 Ardell
  • 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 Edwards County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards County
    • Since Ardell is near Ford County and also Hodgeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hodgeman 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 Ardell

Communities Also Named Ardell ...

We found one communities that are also named Ardell.

Within Kansas, the name Ardell is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Ardell in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Ardell is located in Cullman County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ardell that is located in Edwards County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Ardell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardell ...

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.

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

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

  • Kinsley, which is the Seat of Edwards County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ardell to Topeka, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Ardell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ardell 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 Ardell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9022, Longitude: -99.4962       In this case, the coordinates for Ardell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.36 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.952 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.312 degrees.