Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Welda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Welda and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Welda
- 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 Welda:
- 38.169200, -95.294442
- 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 Welda
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Welda is near Allen County and also Coffey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- eBird sighting report for Coffey 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Welda ...
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.
- Aliceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Aliceville is located in Coffey County
- Blue Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
- Bush City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Harris is located in Anderson County
- Lone Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mildred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Welda 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 Welda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Welda and extending to:
- Garnett, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Welda to Topeka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Welda. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Welda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Welda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1692, Longitude: -95.2944 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Welda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.607 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.183 degrees. |