Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scipio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scipio and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scipio
- 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 Scipio:
- 38.368428, -95.217654
- 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 Scipio
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Scipio is near Franklin County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Scipio ...
We found ten communities that share the name Scipio.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Scipio.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Scipio is located in Franklin County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the east of the Scipio that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Scipio.
- Jennings County
- This Scipio is located in Jennings County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east of the Scipio that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Scipio.
- Michigan
- New York
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Scipio is located in Butler County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the east of the Scipio that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Scipio.
- Seneca County
- This Scipio is located in Seneca County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east northeast of the Scipio that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Scipio.
- Oklahoma
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scipio ...
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.
- Beagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Bush City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centerville
- From Scipio to Centerville
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Central City
- From Scipio to Central City
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harris
- From Scipio to Harris
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Homewood
- From Scipio to Homewood
- Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <5>
- Ransomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ransomville
- From Scipio to Ransomville
- Silkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Scipio 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 Scipio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scipio and extending to:
- Garnett, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Scipio to Topeka, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scipio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Scipio 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scipio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scipio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3684, Longitude: -95.2177 In this case, the coordinates for Scipio 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Scipio to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.42 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.588 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.11 degrees. |