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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 Wilburton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilburton 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 Wilburton:
- 37.073636, -101.773219
- 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 Wilburton
- 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 Morton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morton County
- Since Wilburton is near Texas County and also Cimarron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cimarron 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 Wilburton
Communities Also Named Wilburton ...
We found three communities that are also named Wilburton.
Within Kansas, the name Wilburton is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Wilburton is located in Latimer County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilburton that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Wilburton.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Wilburton is located in Columbia County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilburton that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Wilburton.
- Washington
- King County
- This Wilburton is located in King County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilburton that is located in Morton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Wilburton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilburton ...
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.
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mouser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mouser is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser
- Straight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Straight is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Texas County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Wilburton 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 Wilburton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilburton and extending to:
- Elkhart, which is the Seat of Morton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilburton to Topeka, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilburton) 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 Wilburton 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 Wilburton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0736, Longitude: -101.7732 In this case, the coordinates for Wilburton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.57 degrees. |
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