Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fulton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fulton
- 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 Fulton:
- 38.009793, -94.719756
- 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 Fulton
- 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 Bourbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- Since Fulton is near Linn County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Linn County
- eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Fulton ...
We found 43 communities that share the name Fulton.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Fulton.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 41 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Fulton is located in Duval County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Fulton.
- Hillsborough County
- This Fulton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the southeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Fulton.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Fulton lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the north of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Fulton is located in Baltimore City and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<2> to the east of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Fulton.
- Howard County
- This Fulton is located in Howard County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the east of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Fulton.
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Fulton is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Fulton.
- Keweenaw County
- This Fulton is located in Keweenaw County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the north northeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Fulton.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Fulton.
- Hamilton County
- This Fulton is located in Hamilton County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the east of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Fulton.
- Morrow County
- This Fulton is located in Morrow County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east northeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Fulton.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Fulton lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Fulton [Multnomah County].
- Umatilla County
- This Fulton is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Fulton.
- Washington 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 Oregon community of Fulton [Washington County].
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Fulton [Northumberland County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Fulton is located in Westmoreland County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Fulton.
- South Carolina
- Clarendon 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 South Carolina community of Fulton [Clarendon County].
- Marlboro County
- This Fulton is located in Marlboro County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the east of the Fulton that is located in Bourbon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Fulton.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fulton ...
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.
- Amos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bell Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Edward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Eve
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Katy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <6>
- Redfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Richards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ronald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Fulton 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 Fulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fulton and extending to:
- Fort Scott, which is the Seat of Bourbon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Fulton to Fort Scott, with an average speed<7> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,376 miles [11,870.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fulton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.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 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 Fulton 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 '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- Fulton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0098, Longitude: -94.7198 In this case, the coordinates for Fulton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Fulton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.056 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.12 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.932 degrees. |