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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 Irma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irma 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 Irma:
    • 37.388108, -88.247810
    • 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 Irma
  • 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
    • Since Irma is near Hardin County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Irma

Communities Also Named Irma ...

We found nine communities that are also named Irma.

Within Kentucky, the name Irma is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Irma [Elmore County].
    • Alberta
      • This Irma lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<2> to the northwest of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Irma is located in Nevada County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Irma.
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Irma is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<2> to the west of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Irma.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Irma is located in Hillsborough County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Irma.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Irma is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the southwest of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Irma.
    • Michigan
      • Emmet County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Irma [Emmet County].
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Irma is located in Taney County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the west of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Irma.
    • Wisconsin
      • Lincoln County
      • This Irma is located in Lincoln County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the north of the Irma that is located in Crittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Irma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irma ...

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.

  • Cave in Rock Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave in Rock Ferry is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave in Rock Ferry
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village
  • Elizabethtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gross is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
  • Humm Wye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Humm Wye is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humm Wye
  • Joy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Joy is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Lamb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Loves Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loves Corner is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Corner
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • Mineral City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
  • Peters Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Rock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • View is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View

How Far From Irma to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irma and extending to:

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irma to Marion, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Irma 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Irma 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 Irma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3881, Longitude: -88.2478       In this case, the coordinates for Irma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.764 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.078 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.041 degrees.