Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Birdsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birdsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Birdsville
- 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 Birdsville:
- 37.221166, -88.448095
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Birdsville
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Birdsville is near Pope County and also Massac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pope County
- eBird sighting report for Massac 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Birdsville ...
We found three communities that share the name Birdsville.
Within Kentucky, the name Birdsville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jenkins County
- This Birdsville is located in Jenkins County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Birdsville that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Birdsville.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Birdsville is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Birdsville that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Birdsville.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Birdsville [Cocke County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birdsville ...
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.
- Hamletsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamletsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
- Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <4>
- Heater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lewis Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Lewis Corner is located in Pope County (IL)
- Mitchell Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Landing
- Mitchell Landing is located in Livingston County
- Ropers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ropers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Landing
- Ropers Landing is located in Pope County (IL)
- Rosebud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
How Far From Birdsville 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 Birdsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birdsville and extending to:
- Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Birdsville to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birdsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Birdsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birdsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2212, Longitude: -88.4481 In this case, the coordinates for Birdsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Birdsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Birdsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.885 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.194 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.17 degrees. |