Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coronado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coronado and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coronado
- 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 Coronado:
- 38.485853, -101.304603
- 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 Coronado
- 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 Wichita County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wichita County
- Since Coronado is near Scott County and also Greeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Greeley 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 Coronado ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Coronado.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Coronado.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Coronado lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Coronado that is located in Wichita County.
- Arizona
- Graham 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 Arizona community of Coronado [Graham County].
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Coronado [Pima County].
- California
- Colorado
- Adams 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 Coronado [Adams County].
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Coronado [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Coronado is located in Cameron County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Coronado that is located in Wichita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Coronado.
- El Paso 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 Coronado [El Paso County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Coronado is located in Hidalgo County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the south southeast of the Coronado that is located in Wichita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Coronado.
- Virginia
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coronado ...
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.
- Chevron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Friend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Lydia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Russell Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
- Russell Springs is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Shallow Water
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallow Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Water
- Shallow Water is located in Scott County
- Tennis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Tribune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Greeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <4>
How Far From Coronado 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 Coronado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coronado and extending to:
- Leoti, which is the Seat of Wichita County, lies just to the West.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coronado to Topeka, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Coronado 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coronado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coronado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4859, Longitude: -101.3046 In this case, the coordinates for Coronado 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coronado to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.707 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.596 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.161 degrees. |