Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Furley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Furley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Furley

• 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 Furley:
  • 37.879179, -97.212816
  • 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 Furley

• 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 Sedgwick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
  • Since Furley is near Harvey County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harvey 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 Furley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Furley ...

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.

• Bonnie Brae
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
• Cow Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
• Greenwich
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Lakeview Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Maize
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <1>
• Park City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <1>
• Prairie Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
• Riverview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sand Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Creek is located in Harvey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
• Valley Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <1>

How Far From Furley to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Furley and extending to:

• Wichita, which is the Seat of Sedgwick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Furley to Wichita, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'