Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Freeport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Freeport
- 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 Freeport:
- 37.198822, -97.856661
- 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 Freeport
- 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 Harper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harper County
- Since Freeport is near Sumner County and also Kingman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- eBird sighting report for Kingman 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 Freeport ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Freeport.
Within Kansas, the name Freeport is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Freeport [Jackson County].
- Shelby County
- This Freeport is located in Shelby County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Freeport.
- Iowa
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Freeport is located in Nassau County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Freeport.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Freeport [Queens County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Freeport lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Freeport lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Freeport is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Freeport.
- Erie County
- This Freeport is located in Erie County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Freeport.
- Quebec
- This Freeport lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Freeport is located in Brazoria County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Freeport.
- Hale County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hale County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Freeport.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Freeport is located in Preston County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Freeport.
- Wirt County
- This Freeport is located in Wirt County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east northeast of the Freeport that is located in Harper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Freeport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeport ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Basil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Crystal Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- 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 <4>
- Hawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sand Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
How Far From Freeport 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 city such as Freeport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freeport and extending to:
- Anthony, which is the Seat of Harper County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Freeport to Anthony, with an average speed<6> 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 174 miles [280 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harper County: www.harpercounty.org/
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- Freeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1988, Longitude: -97.8567 |
| <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 Freeport 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> | 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 Freeport, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Freeport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.145 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.448 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.593 degrees. |