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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 Kirschs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirschs Corner 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 Kirschs Corner:
- 39.122001, -84.936620
- 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 Kirschs Corner
- 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 Dearborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
- Since Kirschs Corner is near Boone County and also Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Kirschs Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirschs Corner ...
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.
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Idlewild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Idlewild is located in Boone County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Texas is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Utah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Utah is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Kirschs Corner 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 Kirschs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kirschs Corner and extending to:
- Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Dearborn County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kirschs Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirschs Corner) 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 Kirschs Corner 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 Kirschs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1220, Longitude: -84.9366 In this case, the coordinates for Kirschs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.09 degrees. |
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