Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hepler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hepler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hepler
- 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 Hepler:
- 37.662031, -94.969638
- 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 Hepler
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Hepler is near Bourbon County and also Neosho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- eBird sighting report for Neosho 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 Hepler ...
We found one communities that share the name Hepler.
Within Kansas, the name Hepler is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Hepler in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hepler ...
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.
- Dry Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Greenbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Redfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Ringo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
- Ringo is located in Crawford County
- Ronald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Walnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
How Far From Hepler 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 city such as Hepler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hepler and extending to:
- Girard, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hepler to Girard, with an average speed<4> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hepler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcountykansas.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hepler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hepler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6620, Longitude: -94.9696 In this case, the coordinates for Hepler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Hepler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.201 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.243 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.114 degrees. |