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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 Sharpe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharpe 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 Sharpe:
- 38.281964, -95.691930
- 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 Sharpe
- 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 Coffey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffey County
- Since Sharpe is near Anderson County and also Osage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage 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 Sharpe
Communities Also Named Sharpe ...
We found two communities that are also named Sharpe.
Within Kansas, the name Sharpe is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Sharpe is located in Marshall County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east of the Sharpe that is located in Coffey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sharpe.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Sharpe is located in Fulton County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sharpe that is located in Coffey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Sharpe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharpe ...
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.
- Aliceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Former name for Central City:
- Jerome
- Central City has also been known as:
- Central
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Halls Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Le Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ransomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Reading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
How Far From Sharpe 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 Sharpe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharpe and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Coffey County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Sharpe to Topeka, with an average speed<3> 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 1,006 miles [1,619 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sharpe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sharpe 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 Sharpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2820, Longitude: -95.6919 In this case, the coordinates for Sharpe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.358 degrees. |
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