Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Toulon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toulon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Toulon
- 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 Toulon:
- 38.851678, -99.244000
- 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 Toulon
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Toulon is near Russell County and also Rush County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- eBird sighting report for Rush 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 Toulon ...
We found four communities that share the name Toulon.
Within Kansas, the name Toulon is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Nevada
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toulon ...
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.
- Bison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Catharine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fairport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hays
- From Toulon to Hays
- Hog Back
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hog Back
- From Toulon to Hog Back
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - La Crosse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Crosse
- From Toulon to La Crosse
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Turkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
- Turkville is located in Ellis County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turkville
- From Toulon to Turkville
How Far From Toulon 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 Toulon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toulon and extending to:
- Hays, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Toulon to Topeka, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toulon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toulon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toulon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8517, Longitude: -99.2440 In this case, the coordinates for Toulon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Toulon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Toulon 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 322.264 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.954 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.049 degrees. |