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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 Halford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halford 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 Halford:
- 39.373060, -100.869873
- 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 Halford
- 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 Thomas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thomas County
- Since Halford is near Sheridan County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sheridan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Halford
Communities Also Named Halford ...
We found three communities that are also named Halford.
Within Kansas, the name Halford is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb 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 Alabama community of Halford [DeKalb County].
- Indiana
- Madison 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 Indiana community of Halford [Madison County].
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Halford is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Halford that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Halford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halford ...
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.
- Gem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Grainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leoville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Monument
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monument is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
- Page City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Page City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
How Far From Halford 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 community such as Halford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halford and extending to:
- Colby, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Halford to Colby, with an average speed<4> 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 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Halford 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Halford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Halford 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 Halford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3731, Longitude: -100.8699 In this case, the coordinates for Halford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.424 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.816 degrees. |
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