Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bushton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bushton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bushton

• 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 Bushton:
  • 38.512433, -98.395494
  • 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 Bushton

• 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
  • Since Bushton is near Ellsworth County and also Barton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ellsworth County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bushton

Communities Also Named Bushton ...

We found one communities that are also named Bushton.

Within Kansas, the name Bushton is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Coles County
    • This Bushton is located in Coles County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east of the Bushton that is located in Rice County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Bushton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bushton ...

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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Black Wolf ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
• Chase
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chase is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
• Frederick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frederick is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
• Lorraine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Lyons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
• Mitchell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Raymond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Raymond is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
• Redwing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Redwing is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
• Silica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Silica is located in Rice County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica

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

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

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bushton to Lyons, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,383 miles [8,663.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'