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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 Rydal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rydal 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thayer County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rydal
Communities Also Named Rydal ...
We found two communities that are also named Rydal.
Within Kansas, the name Rydal is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Rydal is located in Bartow County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rydal that is located in Republic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Rydal.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Rydal is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rydal that is located in Republic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rydal.
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)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rice
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
How Far From Rydal 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Rydal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.11 degrees. |
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