Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Opolis:
  • 37.343577, -94.621024
  • 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 Opolis

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Opolis is near Jasper County and also Barton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barton 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 Opolis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Opolis ...

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.

• Atlas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Atlas is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Chicopee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chicopee is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Coal Valley ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
• Daisy Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Daisy Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Hill
• Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
• Galesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Galesburg is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
• Kramer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kramer is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
• Lone Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lone Oak
  • From Opolis to Lone Oak
• Tuckers Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tuckers Corner is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
• Waco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Waco is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Opolis and extending to:

• Girard, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Opolis to Girard, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'