Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Irvington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irvington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Irvington
- 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 Irvington:
- 37.878689, -86.283912
- 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 Irvington
- 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 Breckinridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breckinridge County
- Since Irvington is near Meade County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meade County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Irvington ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Irvington.
Within Kentucky, the name Irvington is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Irvington is located in Limestone County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the south of the Irvington that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Irvington.
- Mobile County
- This Irvington is located in Mobile County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the south southwest of the Irvington that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Irvington.
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Irvington is located in Delaware County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Irvington that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Irvington.
- Marion 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 Indiana community of Irvington [Marion County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Adams 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 Ohio community of Irvington [Adams County].
- Montgomery County
- This Irvington is located in Montgomery County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Irvington that is located in Breckinridge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Irvington.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irvington ...
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.
- Big Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Breckinridge County
- Haysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - High Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- High Plains is located in Breckinridge County
- High Plains Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Plains Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains Corner
- High Plains Corner is located in Breckinridge County
- Hillgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Maples Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Mystic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
How Far From Irvington 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 city such as Irvington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irvington and extending to:
- Hardinsburg, which is the Seat of Breckinridge County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Irvington to Hardinsburg, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irvington. 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 '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- Irvington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irvington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8787, Longitude: -86.2839 In this case, the coordinates for Irvington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Irvington 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 Irvington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Irvington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.535 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.734 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.04 degrees. |