Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cookville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cookville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cookville
- 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 Cookville:
- 37.820376, -95.592269
- 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 Cookville
- 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 Woodson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woodson County
- Since Cookville is near Wilson County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Cookville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Cookville.
Within Kansas, the name Cookville is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Cookville.
- Pulaski County
- This Cookville is located in Pulaski County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cookville that is located in Woodson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Cookville.
- New Brunswick
- This Cookville lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cookville that is located in Woodson County.
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Cookville lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cookville that is located in Woodson County.
- Texas
- Vermont
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cookville ...
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.
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Gas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Hasty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Roper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Cookville 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 community such as Cookville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cookville and extending to:
- Yates Center, which is the Seat of Woodson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cookville to Topeka, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,419 miles [11,939.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cookville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Woodson County: www.woodsoncounty.net/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cookville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Cookville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cookville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8204, Longitude: -95.5923 In this case, the coordinates for Cookville 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Cookville 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 319.637 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.769 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.389 degrees. |