'Ness' definitions:
Definition of 'ness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A strip of land projecting into a body of water [syn: cape, ness]
Definition of 'Ness'
From: GCIDE
- Ness \Ness\, n. [AS. naes, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n[aum]s, Dan. naes, and E. nose. [root] 261. See Nose.] A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheerness. [1913 Webster]
Ness -- U.S. County in Kansas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ness -- U.S. County in Kansas
Population (2000) :
3454
Housing Units (2000) :
1835
Land area (2000) :
1074.746707 sq. miles (2783.581074 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.257650 sq. miles (0.667310 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1075.004357 sq. miles (2784.248384 sq. km)
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
38.526299 N, 99.890005 W