Around Ray ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Great Bend. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the northeast of where Ray would have been located. Great Bend has a population of 14,900 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Larned. It lies just west of Ray and has a population of 3,600 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Ray, with the nearest first.
- Radium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Pawnee Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Rock
- Pawnee Rock is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee Rock <2>
- Larned
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned
- Larned is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larned <2>
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Anchorway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
- Anchorway is located in Barton County
- Macksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksville <2>
- Ash Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
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- Great Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Great Bend is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
- Saint John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Saint John is located in Stafford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
- Belpre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Belpre is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Heizer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Albert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
- Albert is located in Barton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <2>
- Great Bend
For more communities neighboring Ray, please visit our County-by-County Page for Ray.
Pawnee County ...
Ray would have been located within present day Pawnee County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pawnee County: Barton, Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Rush & Stafford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ray ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ray.
Airports Near Ray ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Ray and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Ray.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Kansas:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ray. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Pawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ray), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |