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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chautauqua:
    • 37.023998, -96.177423
    • 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 Chautauqua
  • 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 Chautauqua ...

We found ten communities that share the name Chautauqua.

Within Kansas, the name Chautauqua is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Boulder 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 Colorado community of Chautauqua [Boulder County].
    • Illinois
      • Jersey County
      • This Chautauqua is located in Jersey County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Chautauqua that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Chautauqua.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<2> to the north of the Chautauqua that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Chautauqua.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison 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 Mississippi community of Chautauqua [Harrison County].
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Chautauqua that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Chautauqua.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Chautauqua is located in Montgomery County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Chautauqua that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chautauqua.
    • South Dakota
      • Day 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 South Dakota community of Chautauqua [Day County].
      • Lake County
      • This Chautauqua is located in Lake County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<2> to the north of the Chautauqua that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chautauqua.
    • Texas
      • Callahan 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 Texas community of Chautauqua [Callahan County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Chautauqua is located in King County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Chautauqua that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Chautauqua.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chautauqua ...

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.

  • Bigheart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigheart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigheart
    • Bigheart is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Cotton Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
    • Cotton Valley is located in Washington County (OK)
  • Havana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Herd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
    • Herd is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Hickory Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
  • Wayside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Montgomery County

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

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

  • Sedan, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the North.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Chautauqua to Topeka, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,368 miles [8,639 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chautauqua. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Chautauqua 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chautauqua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chautauqua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0240, Longitude: -96.1774       In this case, the coordinates for Chautauqua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chautauqua to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.059 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.802 degrees.









 

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