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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Piper, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piper and the surrounding area.
- 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 Piper:
- 39.143142, -94.861717
- 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 Piper
- 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 Wyandotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte County
- Since Piper is near Leavenworth County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Piper
Communities Also Named Piper ...
We found nine communities that are also named Piper.
Within Kansas, the name Piper is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Piper is located in Bibb County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Piper.
- Iowa
- Calhoun County
- This Piper is located in Calhoun County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Piper.
- Michigan
- Ogemaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Piper [Ogemaw County].
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Piper is located in Henry County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Piper.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Piper is located in Fergus County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northwest of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Piper.
- Nebraska
- Morrill County
- This Piper is located in Morrill County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrill County community of Piper.
- Oklahoma
- Major County
- This Piper is located in Major County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Major County community of Piper.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Piper is located in Clearfield County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Piper that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Piper.
- Wyoming
- Hot Springs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Piper [Hot Springs County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piper ...
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.
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sunflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Victory Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction
- Vinewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood
How Far From Piper 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 Piper to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Piper and extending to:
- Kansas City, which is the Seat of Wyandotte County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Piper to Kansas City, with an average speed<4> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Piper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Piper 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. |
| <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 Piper to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1431, Longitude: -94.8617 In this case, the coordinates for Piper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.227 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.793 degrees. |
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