Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bisbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bisbee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bisbee
- 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 Bisbee:
- 38.053358, -96.105829
- 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 Bisbee
- 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
- Since Bisbee is near Coffey County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coffey County
- eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Bisbee ...
We found three communities that share the name Bisbee.
Within Kansas, the name Bisbee is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- North Dakota
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bisbee ...
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.
- Climax
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Eureka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
- Hasty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Jacobs Creek Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Lapland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Neal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Neal is located in Greenwood County
- Rocky Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
How Far From Bisbee 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 Bisbee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bisbee and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bisbee to Eureka, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bisbee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bisbee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bisbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0534, Longitude: -96.1058 In this case, the coordinates for Bisbee 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 Bisbee 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 320.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.60 degrees. |