Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hackney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hackney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hackney
- 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 Hackney:
- 37.166137, -97.147540
- 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 Hackney
- 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 Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cowley County
- Since Hackney is near Sumner County and also Kay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- eBird sighting report for Kay 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 Hackney ...
We found eight communities that share the name Hackney.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Hackney.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Hackney [Deer Lodge County].
- Silver Bow County
- This Hackney is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hackney that is located in Cowley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Hackney.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Hackney is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<2> to the east of the Hackney that is located in Cowley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Hackney.
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hackney [Chatham County].
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hackney ...
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.
- Braman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
- Braman is located in Kay County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <5>
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Floral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Grainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainville
- Grainville is located in Kay County (OK)
- Hardy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Maple City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Rainbow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Cowley County
- Rock has also been known as:
- Rusk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock <5>
- Silverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
How Far From Hackney 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 Hackney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hackney and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hackney to Winfield, 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,510 miles [12,086.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hackney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hackney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hackney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1661, Longitude: -97.1475 In this case, the coordinates for Hackney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hackney 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hackney 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 320.651 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.868 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.251 degrees. |