Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kynesville:
  • 30.731305, -85.354651
  • 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 Kynesville

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Kynesville is near Washington County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Kynesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kynesville ...

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.

• Compass Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Compass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass Lake
• Cottondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cottondale is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <1>
• Gilberts Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilberts Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Mill
• Glass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glass is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
• Jacob City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
• Jacobs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jacobs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
• Kent Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Mill
• Mallory Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mallory Heights is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Heights
• Rock Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Round Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Round Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
• Star
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Star is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star

How Far From Kynesville to ...

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

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

• Marianna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Kynesville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'