Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rydal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rydal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rydal
- 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 Rydal:
- 39.813340, -97.711431
- 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 Rydal
- 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 Republic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Republic County
- Since Rydal is near Thayer County and also Jewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Thayer County
- eBird sighting report for Jewell 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 Rydal ...
We found two communities that share the name Rydal.
Within Kansas, the name Rydal is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rydal ...
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.
- Agenda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
- Hardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <3>
- Hubbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Hubbell is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <3>
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Cloud County
How Far From Rydal to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rydal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rydal and extending to:
- Belleville, which is the Seat of Republic County, lies just to the East.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rydal to Topeka, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,393 miles [11,897.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rydal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rydal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rydal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8133, Longitude: -97.7114 In this case, the coordinates for Rydal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rydal 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 321.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.11 degrees. |