Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hiattville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hiattville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hiattville

• 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 Hiattville:
  • 37.722266, -94.871635
  • 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 Hiattville

• 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 Bourbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
  • Since Hiattville is near Crawford County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Hiattville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hiattville ...

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.

• Bell Town ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
• Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Coalvale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coalvale is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
• Dry Wood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
• Edward
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edward is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
• Gross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gross is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
• Polk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• Porterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Porterville is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
• Redfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Ronald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
• Uniontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
• Walnut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people

How Far From Hiattville 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 Hiattville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hiattville and extending to:

• Fort Scott, which is the Seat of Bourbon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hiattville to Fort Scott, with an average speed<2> 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 101 miles [162.5 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 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'