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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 Latimer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Latimer 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 Latimer:
- 38.738676, -96.845457
- 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 Latimer
- 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Since Latimer is near Dickinson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Latimer
Communities Also Named Latimer ...
We found six communities that are also named Latimer.
Within Kansas, the name Latimer is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Franklin County
- This Latimer is located in Franklin County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Latimer that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Latimer.
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Latimer is located in Jackson County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Latimer that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Latimer.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Latimer is located in Trumbull County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latimer that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Latimer.
- Ontario
- This Latimer lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Latimer that is located in Morris County.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Latimer is located in Abbeville County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Latimer that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Latimer.
- Utah
- Iron County
- This Latimer is located in Iron County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west of the Latimer that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Latimer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Latimer ...
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.
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jacobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Shady Brook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Brook is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
How Far From Latimer 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 Latimer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Latimer and extending to:
- Council Grove, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Latimer to Council Grove, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Latimer) 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 Latimer 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 Latimer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7387, Longitude: -96.8455 In this case, the coordinates for Latimer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.852 degrees. |
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