Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Devizes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devizes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Devizes
- 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 Devizes:
- 39.991117, -100.057353
- 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 Devizes
- 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 Norton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Norton County
- Since Devizes is near Decatur County and also Red Willow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- eBird sighting report for Red Willow 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 Devizes ...
We found one communities that share the name Devizes.
Within Kansas, the name Devizes is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Devizes in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devizes ...
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.
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Beaver City is located in Furnas County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver City <2>
- Cedar Bluffs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County
- Dellvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Furnas County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <2>
- Jennings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Long Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Lyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Prairie View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Prairie View is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Precept
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Devizes 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 Devizes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Devizes and extending to:
- Norton, which is the Seat of Norton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Devizes to Norton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Devizes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Norton County: www.nortoncountyks.org/
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 Devizes 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Devizes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devizes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9911, Longitude: -100.0574 In this case, the coordinates for Devizes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Devizes 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 322.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.872 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.30 degrees. |