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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 Delphos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delphos 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 Delphos:
- 39.276434, -97.764269
- 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 Delphos
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Delphos is near Cloud County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cloud County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Delphos
Communities Also Named Delphos ...
We found four communities that are also named Delphos.
Within Kansas, the name Delphos is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colusa County
- This Delphos is located in Colusa County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the west of the Delphos that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colusa County community of Delphos.
- Iowa
- Ringgold County
- This Delphos is located in Ringgold County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delphos that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ringgold County community of Delphos.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt 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 New Mexico community of Delphos [Roosevelt County].
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Delphos is located in Allen County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Delphos that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Delphos.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delphos ...
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.
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Beverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Brewer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brewer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Cook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Macyville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Macyville is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
- Rice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
- Vine Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Delphos 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 city such as Delphos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Delphos and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delphos to Minneapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Delphos) 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 Delphos, 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 Delphos 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 Delphos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2764, Longitude: -97.7643 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.827 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.227 degrees. |
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