Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Black Wolf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Wolf and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Black Wolf
- 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 Black Wolf:
- 38.758343, -98.362007
- 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 Black Wolf
- 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 Ellsworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellsworth County
- Since Black Wolf is near Russell County and also Barton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Barton 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 Black Wolf ...
We found two communities that share the name Black Wolf.
Within Kansas, the name Black Wolf is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Black Wolf is located in McDowell County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the east of the Black Wolf that is located in Ellsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Black Wolf.
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Wolf that is located in Ellsworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Black Wolf.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Wolf ...
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.
- Beaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lincoln County
- Frederick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Goldenrod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Lincoln Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <3>
- Lorraine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lucas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <3>
- Quartzite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
- Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
- Redwing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Terra Cotta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Wolf Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County
- Yankee Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
How Far From Black Wolf to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Black Wolf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Black Wolf once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Wolf and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Ellsworth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Black Wolf to Topeka, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ellsworth County: www.ellsworthcounty.org
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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- Black Wolf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Wolf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7583, Longitude: -98.3620 In this case, the coordinates for Black Wolf 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Black Wolf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Black Wolf to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.633 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.207 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.613 degrees. |