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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 Kanwaka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kanwaka 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 Kanwaka:
- 38.973057, -95.372752
- 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 Kanwaka
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Kanwaka is near Jefferson County and also Shawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shawnee 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 Kanwaka
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kanwaka ...
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.
- Big Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fall Leaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fall Leaf is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Leaf
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Swissvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
How Far From Kanwaka 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 community such as Kanwaka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kanwaka and extending to:
- Lawrence, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the East.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kanwaka to Topeka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kanwaka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kanwaka 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 Kanwaka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9731, Longitude: -95.3728 In this case, the coordinates for Kanwaka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.567 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.836 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.078 degrees. |
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