Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vinewood:
  • 39.171670, -94.793573
  • 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 Vinewood

• 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 Wyandotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte County
  • Since Vinewood is near Leavenworth County and also Platte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte 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 Vinewood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinewood ...

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.

• Edwardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <1>
• Grandview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandview is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Holliday
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Holliday is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Houston Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
• Kansas City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <1>
• Maywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maywood is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Piper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Piper is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Stone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Stony Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stony Point is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Sunflower
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Tarrytown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarrytown is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
• Tiffany Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
• Victory Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vinewood and extending to:

• Kansas City, which is the Seat of Wyandotte County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Vinewood to Topeka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 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 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'