Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chase and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chase
- 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 Chase:
- 38.355635, -98.348654
- 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 Chase
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Chase is near Barton County and also Reno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barton County
- eBird sighting report for Reno 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 Chase ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Chase.
Within Kansas, the name Chase is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Chase lies 2,708 miles [4,358.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- British Columbia
- This Chase lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Chase is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the east of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chase.
- Howard County
- This Chase is located in Howard County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km] to the east of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chase.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Chase is located in Athens County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the east of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Chase.
- Hancock County
- This Chase is located in Hancock County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east northeast of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Chase.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Chase [Allegheny County].
- Luzerne County
- This Chase is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Chase.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Chase [Milwaukee County].
- Oconto County
- This Chase is located in Oconto County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chase that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Chase.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chase ...
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.
- Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Reno County
- Little River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <5>
- Lorraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Redwing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Chase 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 city such as Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chase and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies just to the East.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Chase to Topeka, with an average speed<6>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 1,147 miles [1,845.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chase. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rice County: www.ricecounty.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chase) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3556, Longitude: -98.3487 In this case, the coordinates for Chase 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 Chase 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 Chase, 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 Chase 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 321.59 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.109 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.668 degrees. |