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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 Scandia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scandia 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 Scandia:
- 39.796829, -97.783994
- 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 Scandia
- 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 Scandia is near Jewell County and also Cloud County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cloud 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 Scandia
Communities Also Named Scandia ...
We found five communities that are also named Scandia.
Within Kansas, the name Scandia is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Scandia lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Scandia that is located in Republic County.
- Minnesota
- Carver County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Carver County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Scandia.
- Washington County
- This Scandia is located in Washington County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Scandia that is located in Republic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Scandia.
- Pennsylvania
- Warren County
- This Scandia is located in Warren County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scandia that is located in Republic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Scandia.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Scandia is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scandia that is located in Republic County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Scandia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scandia ...
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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Agenda is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Randall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Rice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
How Far From Scandia 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 city such as Scandia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scandia and extending to:
- Belleville, which is the Seat of Republic County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Scandia 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 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Scandia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scandia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Scandia 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 Scandia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7968, Longitude: -97.7840 In this case, the coordinates for Scandia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.302 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.15 degrees. |
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