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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 Wreford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wreford 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 Wreford:
- 38.961666, -96.848621
- 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 Wreford
- 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 Geary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geary County
- Since Wreford is near Morris County and also Dickinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickinson 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 Wreford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wreford ...
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.
- Dwight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Elm Hollow Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eureka Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
- Junction City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kansas Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Moonlight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Shady Brook ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Brook is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
How Far From Wreford 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 Wreford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wreford and extending to:
- Junction City, which is the Seat of Geary County, lies just to the North.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Wreford to Topeka, with an average speed<3> 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 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wreford) 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 Wreford 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 Wreford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9617, Longitude: -96.8486 In this case, the coordinates for Wreford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.018 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.816 degrees. |
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