Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kevil:
  • 37.084440, -88.883290
  • 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 Kevil

• 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 Ballard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard County
  • Since Kevil is near McCracken County and also Massac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCracken County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Kevil

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kevil ...

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.

• Chiles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chiles is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
• Future City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Future City is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
• Gage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gage is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Grahamville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grahamville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• High Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • High Point is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Joppa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Joppa is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <1>
• Lovelaceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
• Monkeys Eyebrow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Monkeys Eyebrow is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkeys Eyebrow
• Needmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Oscar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oscar is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Ragland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ragland is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kevil and extending to:

• Wickliffe, which is the Seat of Ballard County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kevil to Wickliffe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 232 miles [373.4 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 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'