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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 Kirkland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkland 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 Kirkland:
- 42.090902, -88.853727
- 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 Kirkland
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Kirkland is near Boone County and also Ogle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle 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 Kirkland
Communities Also Named Kirkland ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Kirkland.
Within Illinois, the name Kirkland is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- This Kirkland is located in Escambia County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Kirkland.
- Fayette County
- This Kirkland is located in Fayette County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the south of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kirkland.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Kirkland is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Kirkland.
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- This Kirkland is located in Ouachita County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Kirkland.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Kirkland is located in Weld County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Kirkland.
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Kirkland [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Atkinson County
- This Kirkland is located in Atkinson County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atkinson County community of Kirkland.
- Coffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kirkland [Coffee County].
- Jeff Davis County
- This Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km] to the south southeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Kirkland.
- Kentucky
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kirkland [Washington County].
- New Brunswick
- This Kirkland lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Kirkland is located in Oneida County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Kirkland.
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Kirkland [Cabarrus County].
- New Hanover County
- This Kirkland is located in New Hanover County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Kirkland.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Kirkland is located in Chester County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Kirkland.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Kirkland.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Kirkland is located in Kershaw County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Kirkland.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Kirkland is located in Lincoln County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kirkland.
- Williamson County
- This Kirkland is located in Williamson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the south southeast of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Kirkland.
- Texas
- Childress County
- This Kirkland is located in Childress County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Childress County community of Kirkland.
- Washington
- King County
- This Kirkland is located in King County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkland that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kirkland.
- Wisconsin
- Sauk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkland [Sauk County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkland ...
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.
- Charter Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheyenne Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheyenne Heights is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Heights
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coventry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry Creek is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Creek
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Garden Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Irene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Panorama Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Valley
- Prairie View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Reeds Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
How Far From Kirkland 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 village such as Kirkland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkland and extending to:
- Sycamore, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkland to Sycamore, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Kirkland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kirkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kirkland 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 Kirkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0909, Longitude: -88.8537 In this case, the coordinates for Kirkland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.25 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.114 degrees. |
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