Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lebo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lebo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lebo
- 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 Lebo:
- 38.416748, -95.857879
- 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 Lebo
- 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 Coffey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffey County
- Since Lebo is near Osage County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Osage County
- eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Lebo ...
We found three communities that share the name Lebo.
Within Kansas, the name Lebo is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Montana
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lebo ...
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.
- Admire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
- Admire is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <4>
- Aliceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Halls Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Harris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Michigan Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Ransomville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
- Silkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Lebo 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 Lebo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lebo and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Coffey County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lebo to Burlington, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lebo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coffey County: www.coffeycountyks.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lebo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lebo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4167, Longitude: -95.8579 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lebo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lebo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.108 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.416 degrees. |