Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ryus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ryus and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ryus

• 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 Ryus:
  • 37.497802, -101.108224
  • 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 Ryus

• 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Ryus is near Haskell County and also Stevens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Haskell County
  • eBird sighting report for Stevens 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ryus ...

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.

• Big Bow
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
  • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
• Cave
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
  • Cave is located in Stevens County
• Hartland
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Hartland is located in Kearny County
• Julian
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Julian is located in Stanton County
• Moscow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Former name for Moscow:
  • Mosco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
• Sublette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
  • Sublette is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublette <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ryus and extending to:

• Ulysses, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ryus to Ulysses, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ryus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcoks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/