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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 Kirk's Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirk's Grove 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 Kirk's Grove:
- 34.190160, -85.456667
- 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 Kirk's Grove
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Kirk's Grove is near Floyd County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Kirk's Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirk's Grove ...
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.
- Alexis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall Furnace is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
- Early ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Hall Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hall Valley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Valley
- Key
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Neals Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neals Ferry is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Ferry
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poetry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poetry is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Sandy Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sprite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sprite is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprite
- Tucker Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kirk's Grove 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 Kirk's Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kirk's Grove and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kirk's Grove to Centre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirk's Grove) 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 Kirk's Grove 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 Kirk's Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1902, Longitude: -85.4567 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.906 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.606 degrees. |
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