Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blair and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blair
- 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 Blair:
- 39.783883, -95.002748
- 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 Blair
- 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 Doniphan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- Since Blair is near Buchanan County and also Andrew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- eBird sighting report for Andrew 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 Blair ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Blair.
Within Kansas, the name Blair is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Livingston County
- This Blair is located in Livingston County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blair that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Blair.
- Randolph County
- This Blair is located in Randolph County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east southeast of the Blair that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Blair.
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Dawson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Blair [Dawson County].
- Roosevelt County
- This Blair is located in Roosevelt County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blair that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Blair.
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Blair lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blair that is located in Doniphan County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Blair is located in Jefferson County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east of the Blair that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blair.
- Logan County
- This Blair is located in Logan County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east of the Blair that is located in Doniphan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Blair.
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blair ...
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.
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County (MO)
- Dean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Fanning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Halls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
- Iowa Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
- Maxey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
- Richville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
- Severance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Willow Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County (MO)
How Far From Blair 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 Blair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blair and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Doniphan County, lies just to the West.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Blair to Topeka, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blair. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7839, Longitude: -95.0027 In this case, the coordinates for Blair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Blair could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Blair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Blair to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.361 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.701 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.74 degrees. |