Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Selkirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Selkirk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Selkirk
- 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 Selkirk:
- 38.473148, -101.543628
- 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 Selkirk
- 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 Wichita County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wichita County
- Since Selkirk is near Greeley County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greeley County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Selkirk ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Selkirk.
Within Kansas, the name Selkirk is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Selkirk lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Wichita County.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Laclede 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 Missouri community of Selkirk [Laclede County].
- New Madrid County
- This Selkirk is located in New Madrid County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east of the Selkirk that is located in Wichita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Selkirk.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Selkirk is located in Albany County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Wichita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Selkirk.
- Oswego County
- This Selkirk is located in Oswego County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km] to the east northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Wichita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Selkirk.
- Ontario
- This Selkirk lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Wichita County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Selkirk lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Selkirk that is located in Wichita County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Manitoba
Curious and Interesting Names Near Selkirk ...
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.
- Lydia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Towner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Tribune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tribune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Greeley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tribune <5>
How Far From Selkirk 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 Selkirk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Selkirk once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Selkirk and extending to:
- Leoti, which is the Seat of Wichita County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Selkirk to Leoti, with an average speed<6> 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 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east (E). 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 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Selkirk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Selkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4731, Longitude: -101.5436 In this case, the coordinates for Selkirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Selkirk 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> | 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 Selkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Selkirk 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 323.878 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.795 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.286 degrees. |