Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holcomb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holcomb and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holcomb
- 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 Holcomb:
- 37.987252, -100.986450
- 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 Holcomb
- 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 Finney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Finney County
- Since Holcomb is near Kearny County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kearny County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Holcomb ...
We found ten communities that share the name Holcomb.
Within Kansas, the name Holcomb is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Holcomb.
- Paulding County
- This community is historic and although located in Paulding County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Holcomb.
- Oregon
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holcomb ...
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.
- Chevron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Friend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Finney County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Lydia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Pierceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pierceville is located in Finney County
- Shallow Water
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallow Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Water
- Shallow Water is located in Scott County
- Tennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Holcomb to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Holcomb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holcomb and extending to:
- Garden City, which is the Seat of Finney County, lies just to the East.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Holcomb to Topeka, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,603 miles [12,235.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holcomb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Finney County: www.finneycounty.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holcomb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holcomb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9873, Longitude: -100.9865 In this case, the coordinates for Holcomb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Holcomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Holcomb to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.215 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.06 degrees. |