Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Padonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Padonia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Padonia
- 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 Padonia:
- 39.924812, -95.562201
- 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 Padonia
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Padonia is near Richardson County and also Nemaha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richardson County
- eBird sighting report for Nemaha 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 Padonia ...
We found one communities that share the name Padonia.
Within Kansas, the name Padonia is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Padonia in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Padonia ...
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.
- Archer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Big Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Big Lake is located in Holt County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Falls City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Richardson County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <3>
- Fidelity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hiawatha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
- Hiawatha is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <3>
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Doniphan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Iowa Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
- Reserve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Sun Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County
How Far From Padonia 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 Padonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Padonia and extending to:
- Hiawatha, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Padonia to Topeka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Padonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.brown.kansasgov.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Padonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Padonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9248, Longitude: -95.5622 |
| <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 Padonia 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 319.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.995 degrees. |