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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 Cochrane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cochrane 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 Cochrane:
    • 39.266668, -94.878852
    • 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 Cochrane
  • 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 Leavenworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
    • Since Cochrane is near Platte County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Cochrane

Communities Also Named Cochrane ...

We found six communities that are also named Cochrane.

Within Kansas, the name Cochrane is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pickens County
      • This Cochrane is located in Pickens County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cochrane that is located in Leavenworth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Cochrane.
    • Alberta
      • This Cochrane lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cochrane that is located in Leavenworth County.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Cochrane is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cochrane that is located in Leavenworth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Cochrane.
    • Ontario
      • This Cochrane lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cochrane that is located in Leavenworth County.
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Cochrane [Polk County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Cochrane is located in Buffalo County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cochrane that is located in Leavenworth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Cochrane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cochrane ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Platte County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Kickapoo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
  • Maywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maywood is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Piper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Piper is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Stone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stone is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Tarrytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown is located in Platte County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tiffany Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
  • Victory Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction
  • Vinewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood

How Far From Cochrane to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cochrane to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Leavenworth, which is the Seat of Leavenworth County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cochrane to Topeka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Cochrane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Cochrane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cochrane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cochrane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2667, Longitude: -94.8789       In this case, the coordinates for Cochrane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.246 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.501 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.778 degrees.