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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 Darlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darlow and the surrounding area.
- 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 Darlow:
- 37.940828, -97.949710
- 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 Darlow
- 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 Reno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Reno County
- Since Darlow is near Harvey County and also Sedgwick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harvey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick 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 Darlow
Communities Also Named Darlow ...
We found one communities that are also named Darlow.
Within Kansas, the name Darlow is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Darlow in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Darlow [Adams County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darlow ...
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.
- Charters Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Partridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pretty Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Willowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
How Far From Darlow 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 Darlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Darlow and extending to:
- Hutchinson, which is the Seat of Reno County, lies just to the North.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Darlow 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Darlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Darlow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Darlow 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 Darlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9408, Longitude: -97.9497 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.692 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.53 degrees. |
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