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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Louisville:
    • 39.249855, -96.314530
    • 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 Louisville
  • 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 Louisville ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Louisville.

There are two communities within Kansas that are also named Louisville.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kansas ...
    • Miami County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Louisville [Miami County].
    • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Louisville [Riley County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Louisville is located in Barbour County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Louisville.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Louisville is located in Boulder County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the west of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Louisville.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Louisville [Suwannee County].
    • Georgia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Louisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Louisville.
    • Illinois
      • Clay County
      • This Louisville is located in Clay County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Louisville.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Louisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Louisville.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Louisville [Ascension Parish].
      • Ouachita Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Louisville [Ouachita Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Louisville is located in Carroll County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Louisville.
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • This Louisville is located in Winston County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Louisville.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Bates County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Louisville.
      • Chariton County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Louisville [Chariton County].
      • Howard County
      • This community is historic and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Louisville.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Louisville is located in Lincoln County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Louisville.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Louisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Louisville.
    • Nebraska
      • Cass County
      • This Louisville is located in Cass County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the north of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Louisville.
      • Sarpy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Louisville [Sarpy County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Louisville.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Louisville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Louisville lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Louisville is located in Adams County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Louisville.
      • Stark County
      • This Louisville is located in Stark County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the east northeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Louisville.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Louisville is located in Blount County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Louisville that is located in Pottawatomie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Louisville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Louisville [Dunn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Louisville ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Emmett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
    • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <5>
  • Eureka Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
  • Flush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
    • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Maple Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <5>
  • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
    • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
  • Rocky Ford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
  • Sunset Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
  • Swamp Angel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
    • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County

How Far From Louisville 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 Louisville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Louisville and extending to:

  • Westmoreland, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Louisville to Westmoreland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Louisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pottawatomie County: www.pottcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Louisville 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.
<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- Louisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Louisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2499, Longitude: -96.3145       In this case, the coordinates for Louisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Louisville, 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 Louisville 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 320.236 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.646 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.498 degrees.




 

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