Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lenape, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenape and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lenape

• 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 Lenape:
  • 38.997226, -94.950800
  • 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 Lenape

• 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 Leavenworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
  • Since Lenape is near Johnson County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Lenape

Communities Also Named Lenape ...

We found one communities that are also named Lenape.

Within Kansas, the name Lenape is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Lenape in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Chester County
    • This Lenape is located in Chester County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the east of the Lenape that is located in Leavenworth County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lenape.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenape ...

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.

• Cedar
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Clearview City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearview City is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
• Craig
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Craig is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• De Soto
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • De Soto is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
• Frisbie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frisbie is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Little Kaw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Kaw is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kaw
• Sunflower
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Weaver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Weaver is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Lenape 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 community such as Lenape to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lenape and extending to:

• Leavenworth, which is the Seat of Leavenworth County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lenape to Leavenworth, 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 most of a day.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'