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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 Whitman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitman 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 Whitman:
- 37.332523, -97.187541
- 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 Whitman
- 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Whitman is near Cowley County and also Sedgwick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cowley 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 Whitman
Communities Also Named Whitman ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Whitman.
There is one other community in Kansas that is also named Whitman.
Beyond Kansas, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Ford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Whitman [Ford County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Whitman [Pike County].
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Whitman [West Feliciana Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Whitman is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Whitman.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Whitman [Marquette County].
- Minnesota
- Winona County
- This Whitman is located in Winona County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Whitman.
- Nebraska
- Grant County
- This Whitman is located in Grant County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Whitman.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Whitman is located in Delaware County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Whitman.
- North Dakota
- Nelson County
- This Whitman is located in Nelson County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the north of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Whitman.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Whitman is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Whitman.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Whitman [Campbell County].
- Texas
- Washington County
- This Whitman is located in Washington County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the south of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Whitman.
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Whitman [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Whitman is located in Logan County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the east of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Whitman.
- Wyoming
- Niobrara County
- This Whitman is located in Niobrara County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Whitman that is located in Sumner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niobrara County community of Whitman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitman ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Floral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Peck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
How Far From Whitman 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 Whitman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitman and extending to:
- Wellington, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitman to Wellington, with an average speed<5> 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 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Whitman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Whitman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Whitman 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 Whitman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3325, Longitude: -97.1875 In this case, the coordinates for Whitman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.938 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.245 degrees. |
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