Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McFarland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McFarland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McFarland
- 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 McFarland:
- 39.054589, -96.237861
- 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 McFarland
- 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 Wabaunsee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wabaunsee County
- Since McFarland is near Pottawatomie County and also Riley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- eBird sighting report for Riley 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 McFarland ...
We found eight communities that share the name McFarland.
Within Kansas, the name McFarland is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Michigan
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- McMinn 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 McFarland [McMinn County].
- Polk County
- This McFarland is located in Polk County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the east southeast of the McFarland that is located in Wabaunsee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of McFarland.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near McFarland ...
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.
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
- Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Flush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
- Maple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Silver Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
- Sunset Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Sunset Park is located in Riley County
- Swamp Angel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 McFarland 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 McFarland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McFarland and extending to:
- Alma, which is the Seat of Wabaunsee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from McFarland to Topeka, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McFarland: www.mcfarlandks.com/
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 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 McFarland 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 '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- McFarland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McFarland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0546, Longitude: -96.2379 In this case, the coordinates for McFarland 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 McFarland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 McFarland 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 320.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.545 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.494 degrees. |