Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Castleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Castleton
- 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 Castleton:
- 37.867790, -97.969221
- 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 Castleton
- 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 Reno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Reno County
- Since Castleton is near Kingman County and also Sedgwick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kingman County
- eBird sighting report for Sedgwick 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 Castleton ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Castleton.
Within Kansas, the name Castleton is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Castleton [Kankakee County].
- Stark County
- This Castleton is located in Stark County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Castleton that is located in Reno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Castleton.
- Indiana
- Maryland
- New York
- Ontario
- This Castleton lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Castleton that is located in Reno County.
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castleton ...
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.
- Charters Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters Corner
- Charters Corner is located in Reno County
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Georgia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Haven is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haven <5>
- Kingman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Kingman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <5>
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
- Partridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Partridge is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Pretty Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
- Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <5>
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Willowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
How Far From Castleton 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 Castleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castleton and extending to:
- Hutchinson, which is the Seat of Reno County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Castleton to Hutchinson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 148 miles [238.2 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 1,132 miles [1,821.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,397 miles [8,685.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Castleton 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Castleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8678, Longitude: -97.9692 In this case, the coordinates for Castleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Castleton, 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 Castleton 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 321.283 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.691 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.551 degrees. |