Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McPherson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McPherson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McPherson
- 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 McPherson:
- 38.369329, -97.666942
- 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 McPherson
- 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 McPherson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McPherson County
- Since McPherson is near Reno County and also Harvey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Reno County
- eBird sighting report for Harvey 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 McPherson ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name McPherson.
Within Kansas, the name McPherson is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Madison County
- This McPherson is located in Madison County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the McPherson that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of McPherson.
- Montgomery County
- This McPherson is located in Montgomery County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast of the McPherson that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of McPherson.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This McPherson is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the east of the McPherson that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of McPherson.
- Frederick County
- This McPherson is located in Frederick County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the east of the McPherson that is located in McPherson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of McPherson.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Tennessee
- Bradley 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 Tennessee community of McPherson [Bradley County].
- Roane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of McPherson [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near McPherson ...
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.
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Gypsum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
- Gypsum is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <5>
- Hallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Jenkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Little River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <5>
- Mentor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Moundridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
- Moundridge is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <5>
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Reno County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
How Far From McPherson 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 McPherson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McPherson and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McPherson to Topeka, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McPherson: www.mcphcity-bpu.com/
The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- McPherson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McPherson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3693, Longitude: -97.6669 |
| <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 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 McPherson 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 McPherson, 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 McPherson 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 321.114 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.556 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.323 degrees. |