Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Linwood Acres:
  • 37.681404, -97.202265
  • 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 Linwood Acres

• 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 Sedgwick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
  • Since Linwood Acres is near Butler County and also Cowley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley 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 Linwood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linwood Acres ...

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.

• Bonnie Brae
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
• Cow Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
• Derby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
• Glenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Greenwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Oatville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
• Prairie Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
• Riverview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rose Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <1>
• Salter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Salter is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
• Sand Burr Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Burr Hill is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Burr Hill
• Sunset Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Park is located in Sedgwick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park

How Far From Linwood Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Linwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Linwood Acres and extending to:

• Wichita, which is the Seat of Sedgwick County, lies just to the West.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Linwood Acres to Topeka, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'