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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 Mayetta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayetta 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 Mayetta:
- 39.338746, -95.721460
- 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 Mayetta
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Mayetta is near Jefferson County and also Shawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shawnee 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 Mayetta
Communities Also Named Mayetta ...
We found one communities that are also named Mayetta.
Within Kansas, the name Mayetta is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Mayetta in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Mayetta is located in Ocean County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east of the Mayetta that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Mayetta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayetta ...
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.
- Carbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Circleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Half Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Indian Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Lake Shore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Silver Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Soldier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mayetta 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 city such as Mayetta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayetta and extending to:
- Holton, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mayetta to Holton, with an average speed<3> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayetta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mayetta 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 Mayetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3387, Longitude: -95.7215 In this case, the coordinates for Mayetta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.184 degrees. |
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