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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 Wallula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallula 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 Wallula:
- 39.172402, -94.900520
- 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 Wallula
- 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 Wallula 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 Wallula
Communities Also Named Wallula ...
We found one communities that are also named Wallula.
Within Kansas, the name Wallula is unique.
Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Wallula in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Wallula is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wallula that is located in Wyandotte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Wallula.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallula ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Piper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Sunflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Victory Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Victory Junction is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Junction
- Vinewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood
How Far From Wallula 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 Wallula to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wallula and extending to:
- Kansas City, which is the Seat of Wyandotte County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wallula to Kansas City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Wallula) 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 Wallula 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 Wallula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1724, Longitude: -94.9005 In this case, the coordinates for Wallula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.255 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.806 degrees. |
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