Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little River
- 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 River:
- 38.397959, -98.012187
- 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 Little River
- 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Little River is near McPherson County and also Ellsworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McPherson County
- eBird sighting report for Ellsworth 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 Little River ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Little River.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Little River.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 23 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- McPherson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Little River.
- McPherson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Little River is located in Baldwin County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Little River.
- Cherokee County
- This Little River is located in Cherokee County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east southeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Little River.
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Little River [Little River County].
- Mississippi County
- This Little River is located in Mississippi County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Little River.
- British Columbia
- This Little River lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Little River is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<2> to the west of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Little River.
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Little River [Middlesex County].
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Little River is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Little River.
- Suwannee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Little River [Suwannee County].
- Georgia
- Wilkes County
- This Little River is located in Wilkes County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Little River.
- Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Little River [Livingston Parish].
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Little River [Androscoggin County].
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Little River is located in Hampden County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Little River.
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Little River [Menominee County].
- Missouri
- New Madrid County
- This Little River is located in New Madrid County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the east of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Little River.
- New Brunswick
- This Little River lies 1,754 miles [2,822.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Little River.
- North Carolina
- Alexander County
- This Little River is located in Alexander County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the east of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Little River.
- Transylvania County
- This Little River is located in Transylvania County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Little River.
- Nova Scotia
- This Little River lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Little River is located in Horry County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the east of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Little River.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Little River is located in Blount County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the east of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Little River.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Little River [Knox County].
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Little River [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Little River is located in Bell County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the south of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Little River.
- Virginia
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Little River [Floyd County].
- Yukon
- This Little River lies 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Little River that is located in Rice County.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little River ...
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.
- Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Groveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Groveland
- From Little River to Groveland
- Jenkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Lorraine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mitchell
- From Little River to Mitchell
- Willowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Yankee Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yankee Run
- From Little River to Yankee Run
How Far From Little River 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 Little River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little River and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little River to Lyons, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,477 miles [12,033.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rice County: www.ricecounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3980, Longitude: -98.0122 |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Little River 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Little River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.358 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.843 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.492 degrees. |