Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goodland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goodland
- 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 Goodland:
- 39.351224, -101.710389
- 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 Goodland
- 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 Sherman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- Since Goodland is near Thomas County and also Wallace County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Thomas County
- eBird sighting report for Wallace 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 Goodland ...
We found ten communities that share the name Goodland.
Within Kansas, the name Goodland is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Iron County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Goodland [Iron County].
- Knox County
- This Goodland is located in Knox County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east of the Goodland that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Goodland.
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Bailey County
- This Goodland is located in Bailey County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the south of the Goodland that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bailey County community of Goodland.
- Robertson County
- This Goodland is located in Robertson County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the south southeast of the Goodland that is located in Sherman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Goodland.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodland ...
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.
In the vicinity of Goodland, Bird City is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the North
How Far From Goodland 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 Goodland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodland and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Goodland to Topeka, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Goodland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3512, Longitude: -101.7104 |
| <2> | 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 Goodland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Goodland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.26 degrees. |