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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 Eaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eaton 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 Eaton:
    • 37.229997, -96.770620
    • 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 Eaton
  • 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 Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley County
    • Since Eaton is near Chautauqua County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Eaton

Communities Also Named Eaton ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Eaton.

There are three communities within Kansas that are also named Eaton.

Beyond Kansas, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Eaton, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Eaton [Dickinson County].
    • Ottawa 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 Kansas community of Eaton [Ottawa County].
    • Trego 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 Kansas community of Eaton [Trego County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lawrence County
      • This Eaton is located in Lawrence County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Eaton.
    • California
      • Monterey 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 California community of Eaton [Monterey County].
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Eaton is located in Weld County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Eaton.
    • Florida
      • Duval 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 Florida community of Eaton [Duval County].
    • Idaho
      • Washington County
      • This Eaton is located in Washington County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eaton.
    • Illinois
      • Crawford 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 Eaton [Crawford County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This Eaton is located in Delaware County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Eaton.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Eaton is located in Washington County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eaton.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Michigan community of Eaton [Antrim County].
      • Gratiot 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 Michigan community of Eaton [Gratiot County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • This Eaton is located in Carroll County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Eaton.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Eaton is located in Madison County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Eaton.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Eaton [Dickey County].
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Eaton is located in Lorain County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Eaton.
      • Preble County
      • This Eaton is located in Preble County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Eaton.
    • Quebec
      • This Eaton lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This Eaton is located in Gibson County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the east of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Eaton.
      • Loudon County
      • This Eaton is located in Loudon County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Eaton.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Eaton is located in Robertson County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the south of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Eaton.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Eaton is located in Wood County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Eaton that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Eaton.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 10,587 miles [17,038.1 km]<2> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton
    • England
      • - Chesire
      • Distance: 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km]<2> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton
      • - Chesire
      • Distance: 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton
      • - Grantham
      • Distance: 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Eaton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eaton ...

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.

How Far From Eaton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eaton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eaton and extending to:

  • Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eaton to Winfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Eaton 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- Eaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Eaton 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 Eaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2300, Longitude: -96.7706       In this case, the coordinates for Eaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.397 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.579 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.057 degrees.