Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mindenmines:
  • 37.471438, -94.589957
  • 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 Mindenmines

• 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 Mindenmines is near Crawford County and also Jasper 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 Jasper 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 Mindenmines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mindenmines ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barber is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Edison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edison is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
• Fox Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Town is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Fuller
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fuller is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Liberal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberal is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• Lone Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Miller Brothers ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Miller Brothers is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Brothers
• Mulberry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <1>
• Red Onion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Red Onion is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mindenmines and extending to:

• Lamar, which is the Seat of Barton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mindenmines to Lamar, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 151 miles [243 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 956 miles [1,538.5 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 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,283 miles [8,502.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'