Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Skellyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skellyville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Skellyville

• 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 Skellyville:
  • 37.675018, -98.450356
  • 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 Skellyville

• 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 Kingman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kingman County
  • Since Skellyville is near Pratt County and also Reno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pratt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Reno 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 Skellyville

Communities Also Named Skellyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Skellyville.

Within Kansas, the name Skellyville is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Skellyville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Travis County
    • Although located in Travis County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Skellyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skellyville ...

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.

• Basil
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Basil is located in Kingman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basil
• Cairo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cairo is located in Pratt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Coats
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Coats is located in Pratt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
• Elm Mills
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
• Georgia
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Georgia is located in Kingman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Jordan Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
• Kingman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kingman is located in Kingman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <1>
• Pretty Prairie
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Pretty Prairie is located in Reno County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pretty Prairie <1>

How Far From Skellyville 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 community such as Skellyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Skellyville and extending to:

• Kingman, which is the Seat of Kingman County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Skellyville to Kingman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'