Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cora and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cora
- 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 Cora:
- 39.892791, -98.663680
- 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 Cora
- 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Cora is near Rawlins County and also Jewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rawlins County
- eBird sighting report for Jewell 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 Cora ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Cora.
Within Kansas, the name Cora is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Jackson County
- This Cora is located in Jackson County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cora that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cora.
- Sangamon 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 Cora [Sangamon County].
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Cora is located in Iberville Parish and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cora that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Cora.
- Vernon Parish
- This Cora is located in Vernon Parish and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the south southeast of the Cora that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Cora.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cora ...
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.
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
- Cedar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Dispatch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Dispatch is located in Smith County
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Guide Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guide Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock
- Guide Rock is located in Webster County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guide Rock <5>
- Lester Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
- Lester Junction is located in Webster County (NE)
- Reamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
- Reamsville is located in Smith County
- Red Cloud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cloud
- Red Cloud is located in Webster County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cloud <5>
How Far From Cora 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 Cora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cora and extending to:
- Smith Center, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cora to Smith Center, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,153 miles [1,855.6 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 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cora. 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 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 Cora 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 from Point A (ie- Cora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8928, Longitude: -98.6637 In this case, the coordinates for Cora 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 Cora, 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 Cora 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 321.932 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.693 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.588 degrees. |