Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Medicine Lodge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medicine Lodge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Medicine Lodge
- 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 Medicine Lodge:
- 37.282937, -98.580820
- 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 Medicine Lodge
- 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 Barber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barber County
- Since Medicine Lodge is near Kingman County and also Pratt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kingman County
- eBird sighting report for Pratt 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 Medicine Lodge ...
We found one communities that share the name Medicine Lodge.
Within Kansas, the name Medicine Lodge is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Medicine Lodge in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Medicine Lodge lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Medicine Lodge that is located in Barber County.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medicine Lodge ...
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.
- Coats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Deerhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Elm Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Forest City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Barber County
- Kiowa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Kiowa has also been known as:
- Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Pixley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sun City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sun City is located in Barber County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <3>
How Far From Medicine Lodge 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 Medicine Lodge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medicine Lodge and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Medicine Lodge to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,556 miles [12,160.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medicine Lodge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Medicine Lodge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medicine Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2829, Longitude: -98.5808 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Medicine Lodge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.057 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.939 degrees. |