Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Kaw:
  • 39.036671, -94.921355
  • 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 Little Kaw

• 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 Little Kaw 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 Little Kaw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Kaw ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Clearview City
  (7 miles [11.3 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 southeast)
  • Craig is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
• De Soto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] 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 <1>
• Edwardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <1>
• Frisbie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Frisbie is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandview is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Holliday
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holliday is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Stone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stone is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Sunflower
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Victory Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction

How Far From Little Kaw to ...

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

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

• Leavenworth, which is the Seat of Leavenworth County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Little Kaw 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 five to six hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 958 miles [1,541.8 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 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'