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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 Kinsley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinsley 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 Kinsley:
- 37.922873, -99.410012
- 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 Kinsley
- 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 Edwards County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards County
- Since Kinsley is near Ford County and also Pawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pawnee 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 Kinsley
Communities Also Named Kinsley ...
We found one communities that are also named Kinsley.
Within Kansas, the name Kinsley is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Kinsley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Kinsley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinsley ...
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.
- Centerview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jetmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Joy is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spearville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
How Far From Kinsley 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 city such as Kinsley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kinsley and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kinsley to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kinsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kinsley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kinsley 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 Kinsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9229, Longitude: -99.4100 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.886 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.266 degrees. |
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