Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ewell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ewell
- 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 Ewell:
- 37.340361, -97.690135
- 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 Ewell
- 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Ewell is near Sedgwick County and also Harper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
- eBird sighting report for Harper 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 Ewell ...
We found eight communities that share the name Ewell.
Within Kansas, the name Ewell is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Ewell ...
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.
- Anthony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Anthony is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <3>
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Clearwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Garden Plain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Harper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Harper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <3>
- Hawk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Peck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <3>
How Far From Ewell 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 Ewell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ewell and extending to:
- Wellington, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ewell to Wellington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Ewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3404, Longitude: -97.6901 In this case, the coordinates for Ewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ewell 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Ewell 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 321.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.346 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.491 degrees. |