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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 Geneseo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Geneseo 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 Geneseo:
- 38.516276, -98.156549
- 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 Geneseo
- 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Geneseo is near Ellsworth County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellsworth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 Geneseo
Communities Also Named Geneseo ...
We found three communities that are also named Geneseo.
Within Kansas, the name Geneseo is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Henry County
- This Geneseo is located in Henry County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Geneseo that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Geneseo.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Geneseo is located in Livingston County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Geneseo that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Geneseo.
- North Dakota
- Sargent County
- This Geneseo is located in Sargent County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north of the Geneseo that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Geneseo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Geneseo ...
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.
- Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Little River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Terra Cotta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Yankee Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Geneseo 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 city such as Geneseo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Geneseo and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Geneseo to Lyons, with an average speed<3> 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 east northeast (ENE). 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 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geneseo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Geneseo 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 Geneseo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5163, Longitude: -98.1565 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.469 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.547 degrees. |
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