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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 Plevna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plevna 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 Plevna:
    • 37.970322, -98.308712
    • 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 Plevna
  • 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 Reno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Reno County
    • Since Plevna is near Stafford County and also Kingman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kingman 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 Plevna

Communities Also Named Plevna ...

We found six communities that are also named Plevna.

Within Kansas, the name Plevna is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Plevna is located in Madison County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plevna that is located in Reno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Plevna.
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This Plevna is located in Howard County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plevna that is located in Reno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Plevna.
    • Missouri
      • Knox County
      • This Plevna is located in Knox County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plevna that is located in Reno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Plevna.
    • Montana
      • Fallon County
      • This Plevna is located in Fallon County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plevna that is located in Reno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fallon County community of Plevna.
    • Ontario
      • This Plevna lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plevna that is located in Reno County.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Plevna [Klamath County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plevna ...

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.

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

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

  • Hutchinson, which is the Seat of Reno County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plevna to Hutchinson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,510 miles [12,086.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 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- Plevna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Plevna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Plevna 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 Plevna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9703, Longitude: -98.3087    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.53 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.991 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.705 degrees.