Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lone Elm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Elm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lone Elm
- 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 Lone Elm:
- 39.958336, -96.655855
- 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 Lone Elm
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Lone Elm is near Gage County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gage County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lone Elm ...
We found ten communities that share the name Lone Elm.
There are three communities within Kansas that are also named Lone Elm.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Anderson County
- Chautauqua County
- Johnson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lone Elm [Benton County].
- Franklin County
- This Lone Elm is located in Franklin County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lone Elm that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lone Elm.
- Scott County
- This Lone Elm is located in Scott County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the south southeast of the Lone Elm that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Lone Elm.
- Missouri
- Cooper County
- This Lone Elm is located in Cooper County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lone Elm that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Lone Elm.
- Jasper County
- This Lone Elm is located in Jasper County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the south southeast of the Lone Elm that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Lone Elm.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lone Elm [Ellis County].
- Kaufman County
- Although located in Kaufman County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Lone Elm.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Elm ...
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.
- Badger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Bestwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Diller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
- Diller is located in Jefferson County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <5>
- Hermansberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansberg
- Hermansberg is located in Marshall County
- Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Home is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Home <5>
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Gage County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
- Mission ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Reedsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Reedsville is located in Marshall County
- Reedsville has also been known as:
- Hazelville
How Far From Lone Elm 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 Lone Elm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Elm and extending to:
- Marysville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lone Elm to Topeka, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Elm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Elm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Elm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9583, Longitude: -96.6559 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Elm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lone Elm 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lone Elm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lone Elm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.52 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.064 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.544 degrees. |