Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ardath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ardath and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ardath

• 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 Ardath:
  • 37.610046, -94.605236
  • 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 Ardath

• 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 Barton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barton County
  • Since Ardath is near Crawford County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 Ardath

Communities Also Named Ardath ...

We found one communities that are also named Ardath.

Within Missouri, the name Ardath is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Ardath in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Ardath lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ardath that is located in Barton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardath ...

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.

• Barber
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barber is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Coalvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
• Dry Wood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
• Fox Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Fuller
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fuller is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Gross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
• Liberal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberal is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• Miller Brothers ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Miller Brothers is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Brothers
• Mulberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <2>
• Red Onion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Onion is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion

How Far From Ardath 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 Ardath to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ardath and extending to:

• Lamar, which is the Seat of Barton County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ardath to Lamar, 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 most of a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'