Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moran and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moran
- 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 Moran:
- 37.916682, -95.170109
- 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 Moran
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Moran is near Bourbon County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Moran ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Moran.
Within Kansas, the name Moran is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Moran lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Moran that is located in Allen County.
- California
- Lassen 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 California community of Moran [Lassen County].
- Sierra County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Moran [Sierra County].
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mackinac County
- This Moran is located in Mackinac County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moran that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Moran.
- Schoolcraft County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Moran [Schoolcraft County].
- Ohio
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Moran [Laramie County].
- Teton County
- This Moran is located in Teton County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moran that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Moran.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moran ...
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.
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berlin
- From Moran to Berlin
- Blue Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <6>
- Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Gas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gas
- From Moran to Gas
- Lone Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lone Elm
- From Moran to Lone Elm
- Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Porterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Porterville
- From Moran to Porterville
- Stark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Moran 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 Moran to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moran and extending to:
- Iola, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Moran to Iola, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/
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- Moran) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9167, Longitude: -95.1701 |
| <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 Moran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Moran 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Moran to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.356 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.456 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.167 degrees. |