Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Kansas:
  • 40.487853, -77.810829
  • 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 Little Kansas

• 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 Mifflin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin County
  • Since Little Kansas is near Huntingdon County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Little Kansas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Kansas ...

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.

• Birdville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
• Cold Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cold Spring is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Cross Keys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Lockport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockport is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
• Longfellow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
• Lucy Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
• Manor Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
• Mechanicsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peru Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
• Reeds Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Union Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
• Vineyard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Little Kansas to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Kansas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Little Kansas and extending to:

• Lewistown, which is the Seat of Mifflin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Kansas to Lewistown, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'