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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 Lowe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowe and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lowe:
- 38.033080, -100.992665
- 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 Lowe
- 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 Finney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Finney County
- Since Lowe is near Kearny County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kearny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Lowe
Communities Also Named Lowe ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Lowe.
There are two communities within Kansas that are also named Lowe.
Beyond Kansas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Chautauqua 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 Lowe [Chautauqua County].
- Elk 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 Lowe [Elk County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lowe [Madison County].
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Lowe is located in Weld County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lowe that is located in Finney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Lowe.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Lowe is located in Sussex County and lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<3> to the east of the Lowe that is located in Finney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lowe.
- Georgia
- Macon 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 Georgia community of Lowe [Macon County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Lowe is located in Pike County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<3> to the east of the Lowe that is located in Finney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Lowe.
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Lowe is located in Robeson County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<3> to the east of the Lowe that is located in Finney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Lowe.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford 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 Tennessee community of Lowe [Rutherford County].
- Texas
- Mitchell County
- This Lowe is located in Mitchell County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<3> to the south of the Lowe that is located in Finney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Lowe.
- Upshur 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 Texas community of Lowe [Upshur County].
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lowe [Mercer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowe ...
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.
- Chevron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chevron is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevron
- Friend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Friend is located in Finney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Kearny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Lydia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia is located in Wichita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Pierceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Finney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Shallow Water
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shallow Water is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Water
- Tennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennis is located in Finney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennis
- Wolf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolf is located in Finney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Lowe 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 Lowe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowe and extending to:
- Garden City, which is the Seat of Finney County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowe to Topeka, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,601 miles [12,232.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 Lowe 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> | 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 Lowe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lowe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0331, Longitude: -100.9927 In this case, the coordinates for Lowe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.44 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.23 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.057 degrees. |
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