Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nicodemus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicodemus and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nicodemus

• 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 Nicodemus:
  • 39.394452, -99.617056
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Nicodemus

• 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
  • Since Nicodemus is near Rooks County and also Norton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rooks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norton 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Nicodemus

Communities Also Named Nicodemus ...

We found one communities that are also named Nicodemus.

Within Kansas, the name Nicodemus is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Nicodemus in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Franklin County
    • This Nicodemus is located in Franklin County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east of the Nicodemus that is located in Graham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Nicodemus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicodemus ...

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.

• Edmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Edmond is located in Norton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Edmond has also been known as:
  • Edmond City
• Hill City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hill City is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
• Plainville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainville is located in Rooks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
• Prairie View
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
• Speed
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Speed is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
• Turkville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkville is located in Ellis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville

How Far From Nicodemus 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 community such as Nicodemus to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicodemus and extending to:

• Hill City, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Nicodemus to Hill City, with an average speed<3> 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'