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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 Walsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walsburg 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 Walsburg:
- 39.393136, -96.811732
- 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 Walsburg
- 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 Riley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riley County
- Since Walsburg is near Clay County and also Pottawatomie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie 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 Walsburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walsburg ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Elm Hollow Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
- Eureka Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leonardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- May Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Sunset Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Park is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
How Far From Walsburg 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 Walsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walsburg and extending to:
- Manhattan, which is the Seat of Riley County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walsburg to Manhattan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Walsburg 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 Walsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3931, Longitude: -96.8117 In this case, the coordinates for Walsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.724 degrees. |
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