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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 Sedgwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick:
- 37.916843, -97.423579
- 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 Sedgwick
- 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 Harvey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harvey County
- Since Sedgwick is near Sedgwick County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Sedgwick
Communities Also Named Sedgwick ...
We found nine communities that are also named Sedgwick.
Within Kansas, the name Sedgwick is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Sedgwick is located in Lawrence County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Harvey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sedgwick.
- Colorado
- Sedgwick County
- This Sedgwick is located in Sedgwick County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sedgwick that is located in Harvey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Sedgwick.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Sedgwick is located in Hancock County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Harvey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Sedgwick.
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Sedgwick is located in Linn County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Harvey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Sedgwick.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Sedgwick is located in Adams County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Harvey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Sedgwick.
- Philadelphia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sedgwick [Philadelphia County].
- Venango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sedgwick [Venango County].
- South Dakota
- Hyde County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Sedgwick [Hyde County].
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- This Sedgwick is located in Ashland County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sedgwick that is located in Harvey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Sedgwick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedgwick ...
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.
- Cow Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
- Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Maize
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sand Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Valley Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sedgwick and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Harvey County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sedgwick to Newton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,102 miles [1,773.5 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 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sedgwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Sedgwick 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. |
| <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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9168, Longitude: -97.4236 In this case, the coordinates for Sedgwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.272 degrees. |
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