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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 La Harpe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Harpe 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 La Harpe:
- 37.917026, -95.299112
- 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 La Harpe
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since La Harpe is near Anderson County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 La Harpe
Communities Also Named La Harpe ...
We found one communities that are also named La Harpe.
Within Kansas, the name La Harpe is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named La Harpe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This La Harpe is located in Hancock County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the La Harpe that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of La Harpe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Harpe ...
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.
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Cookville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mildred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
How Far From La Harpe 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 city such as La Harpe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Harpe and extending to:
- Iola, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the West.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from La Harpe to Topeka, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Harpe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 La Harpe 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 La Harpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9170, Longitude: -95.2991 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.229 degrees. |
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