Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lenexa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenexa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lenexa
- 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 Lenexa:
- 38.956618, -94.732719
- 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 Lenexa
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Lenexa is near Wyandotte County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyandotte County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenexa ...
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.
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Craig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fairway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Fairway is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <2>
- Grays Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Park
- Grays Park is located in Wyandotte County
- Holliday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <2>
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Mission Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
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- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Overland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <2>
- Prairie Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <2>
- Red Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morse
How Far From Lenexa 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 Lenexa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lenexa and extending to:
- Olathe, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lenexa to Topeka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lenexa: www.ci.lenexa.ks.us/
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lenexa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lenexa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9566, Longitude: -94.7327 In this case, the coordinates for Lenexa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lenexa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.324 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.764 degrees. |