Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smiths Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiths Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smiths Ferry
- 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 Smiths Ferry:
- 39.065278, -95.796096
- 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 Smiths Ferry
- 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 Shawnee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shawnee County
- Since Smiths Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Wabaunsee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Wabaunsee 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 Smiths Ferry ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Smiths Ferry.
Within Kansas, the name Smiths Ferry is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Coosa County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Greene County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Greene County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the southeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Garland County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Smiths Ferry.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Fresno County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the west of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Idaho
- Valley County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Valley County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Hampden County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Hampshire 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 Massachusetts community of Smiths Ferry [Hampshire County].
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Warren County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Beaver County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Smiths Ferry.
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Union County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Texas
- Tyler 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 Texas community of Smiths Ferry [Tyler County].
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- This Smiths Ferry is located in Southampton County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the east of the Smiths Ferry that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Smiths Ferry.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiths Ferry ...
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.
- Big Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
- Grantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Grover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <4>
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Rock Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
How Far From Smiths Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smiths Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiths Ferry and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the Seat of Shawnee County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Smiths Ferry to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 58 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smiths Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
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- Smiths Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiths Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0653, Longitude: -95.7961 In this case, the coordinates for Smiths Ferry 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smiths Ferry 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Smiths Ferry 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 319.865 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.192 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.271 degrees. |