Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kanona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kanona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kanona
- 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 Kanona:
- 39.796656, -100.391162
- 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 Kanona
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Kanona is near Norton County and also Riley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Norton County
- eBird sighting report for Riley 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 Kanona ...
We found one communities that share the name Kanona.
Within Kansas, the name Kanona is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Kanona in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kanona ...
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.
- Cedar Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
- Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County
- Dellvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
- Dellvale is located in Norton County
- Jennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Leoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Lyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - McCook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
- McCook is located in Red Willow County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <3>
- Red Willow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
- Red Willow is located in Red Willow County (NE)
How Far From Kanona 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 Kanona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kanona and extending to:
- Oberlin, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kanona to Topeka, with an average speed<4>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kanona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kanona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kanona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7967, Longitude: -100.3912 In this case, the coordinates for Kanona 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> | 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 Kanona 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 323.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.111 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.504 degrees. |