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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 Stilwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stilwell 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 Stilwell:
- 38.767219, -94.659274
- 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 Stilwell
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Stilwell is near Miami County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Stilwell
Communities Also Named Stilwell ...
We found one communities that are also named Stilwell.
Within Kansas, the name Stilwell is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Stilwell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Stilwell is located in Adair County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the south of the Stilwell that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Stilwell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stilwell ...
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.
- Bonita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Chiles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Annette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Louisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Martin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Morse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse has also been known as:
- Morris
- Overland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peculiar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Stanley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Stilwell 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 Stilwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stilwell and extending to:
- Olathe, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stilwell to Olathe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Stilwell) 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 Stilwell 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 Stilwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7672, Longitude: -94.6593 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.764 degrees. |
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