Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kaler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaler and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kaler

• 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 Kaler:
  • 36.885613, -88.546435
  • 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 Kaler

• 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 Graves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves County
  • Since Kaler is near Marshall County and also McCracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken 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 Kaler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaler ...

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.

• Brewers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewers is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
• Hardmoney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardmoney is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardmoney
• Harris Hill Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
• Harvey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Hickory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Hicksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hicksville is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
• Krebs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Krebs is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oaks is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Riverview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Kaler 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 Kaler to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kaler and extending to:

• Mayfield, which is the Seat of Graves County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kaler to Mayfield, with an average speed<2> 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'