Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Natrona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Natrona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Natrona
- 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 Natrona:
- 37.711962, -98.664810
- 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 Natrona
- 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 Pratt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pratt County
- Since Natrona is near Kingman County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kingman County
- eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Natrona ...
We found three communities that share the name Natrona.
Within Kansas, the name Natrona is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Natrona ...
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.
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Elm Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Forest City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- 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
- Hopewell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Jordan Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Macksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksville <4>
- Springvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in Pratt County
- Springvale has also been known as:
- Springdale
- Sun City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
How Far From Natrona to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Natrona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Natrona and extending to:
- Pratt, which is the Seat of Pratt County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Natrona to Topeka, with an average speed<5>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,432 miles [8,742 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Natrona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pratt County: www.prattcounty.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 '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- Natrona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Natrona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7120, Longitude: -98.6648 In this case, the coordinates for Natrona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Natrona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.757 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.224 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.921 degrees. |