Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Reno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reno and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Reno
- 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 Reno:
- 39.051113, -95.119970
- 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 Reno
- 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 Leavenworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
- Since Reno is near Douglas County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Reno ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Reno.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Reno.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Reno lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Reno that is located in Leavenworth County.
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Reno [Lake County].
- Ottawa County
- This Reno is located in Ottawa County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Reno that is located in Leavenworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Reno.
- Minnesota
- Houston County
- This Reno is located in Houston County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Reno that is located in Leavenworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Reno.
- Saint Louis County
- This Reno is located in Saint Louis County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the north northeast of the Reno that is located in Leavenworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Reno.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Reno is located in Lamar County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the south of the Reno that is located in Leavenworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Reno.
- Parker County
- This Reno is located in Parker County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the south southwest of the Reno that is located in Leavenworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Reno.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reno ...
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.
- Cedar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Clearview City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Clearview City is located in Johnson County
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
- Fall Leaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Frisbie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Little Kaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kaw
- Little Kaw is located in Leavenworth County
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Victory Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction
- Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Reno 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 Reno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reno and extending to:
- Leavenworth, which is the Seat of Leavenworth County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reno to Leavenworth, with an average speed<5> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 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 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Reno 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. |
| <2> | 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- Reno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0511, Longitude: -95.1200 In this case, the coordinates for Reno have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Reno to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.398 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.65 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.938 degrees. |