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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 Stull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stull 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 Stull:
    • 38.971112, -95.456087
    • 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 Stull
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Stull is near Shawnee County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shawnee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Stull

Communities Also Named Stull ...

We found three communities that are also named Stull.

Within Kansas, the name Stull is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Stull is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stull that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Stull.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Stull is located in Frederick County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east of the Stull that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Stull.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wyoming County
      • This Stull is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stull that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Stull.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stull ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Carbondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Globe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Globe is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Grantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Grover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grover is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Lone Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Mineral Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Pleasant Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Swissvale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Swissvale is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stull and extending to:

  • Lawrence, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Stull to Lawrence, with an average speed<2> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stull) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Stull 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 Stull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9711, Longitude: -95.4561       In this case, the coordinates for Stull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.624 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.902 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.119 degrees.