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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 Udall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Udall 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 Udall:
    • 37.389735, -97.116521
    • 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 Udall
  • 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 Cowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley County
    • Since Udall is near Sumner County and also Sedgwick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick 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 Udall

Communities Also Named Udall ...

We found one communities that are also named Udall.

Within Kansas, the name Udall is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Udall in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Ozark County
      • This Udall is located in Ozark County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east of the Udall that is located in Cowley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Udall.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Udall ...

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.

  • Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Derby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
  • Floral
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Gordon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Peck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainbow Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
  • Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Salter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Salter is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Sand Burr Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Burr Hill is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Burr Hill
  • Smileyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smileyville is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
  • Waco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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

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

  • Winfield, which is the Seat of Cowley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Udall to Winfield, 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,093 miles [1,759 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 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,497 miles [12,065.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,387 miles [8,669.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Udall) 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 Udall 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 Udall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3897, Longitude: -97.1165       In this case, the coordinates for Udall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.65 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.893 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.202 degrees.