Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Talmo:
  • 39.695836, -97.588095
  • 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 Talmo

• 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 Republic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Republic County
  • Since Talmo is near Cloud County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cloud County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Talmo

Communities Also Named Talmo ...

We found two communities that are also named Talmo.

Within Kansas, the name Talmo is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Jackson County
    • This Talmo is located in Jackson County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Talmo that is located in Republic County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Talmo.
    • Ware County
    • This Talmo is located in Ware County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km] to the east southeast of the Talmo that is located in Republic County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Talmo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Talmo ...

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.

• Agenda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Agenda is located in Republic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
• Aurora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Aurora is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
• Clyde
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
• Cook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cook is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Cuba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba is located in Republic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Rice
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rice is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
• Strawberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry

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

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

• Belleville, which is the Seat of Republic County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Talmo to Belleville, with an average speed<3> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'