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Around Bala ...

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Bala, with the nearest first.

  • Broughton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Broughton
    • From Bala to Broughton
  • Leonardville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Walsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
    • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Walsburg
    • From Bala to Walsburg
  • Clay Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladysmith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
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    • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ladysmith
    • From Bala to Ladysmith
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    • May Day
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winkler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winkler
      • From Bala to Winkler
    • Alida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alida
      • From Bala to Alida
    • Keats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Upland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Upland
      • From Bala to Upland

For more communities neighboring Bala, please visit our County-by-County Page for Bala.

Riley County ...

Bala is located in Riley County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

Although it doesn't share a border with Riley County, Dickinson is close to Bala.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bala ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bala.

Airports Near Bala ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Bala and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Bala.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bala. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Bala), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.




 

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