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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 Kirksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirksville 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 Kirksville:
- 39.048614, -86.611273
- 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 Kirksville
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Kirksville is near Lawrence County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Kirksville
Communities Also Named Kirksville ...
We found three communities that are also named Kirksville.
Within Indiana, the name Kirksville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Moultrie County
- This Kirksville is located in Moultrie County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirksville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Kirksville.
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Kirksville is located in Madison County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kirksville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kirksville.
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This Kirksville is located in Adair County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirksville that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Kirksville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirksville ...
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.
- Clear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Handy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Handy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Harrodsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
- Hunter Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunter Switch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Switch
- Judah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirby is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Leonard Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leonard Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Springs
- Popcorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Sunny Slopes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
How Far From Kirksville 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 Kirksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirksville and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kirksville to Bloomington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Kirksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kirksville 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 Kirksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0486, Longitude: -86.6113 In this case, the coordinates for Kirksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.762 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.875 degrees. |
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