Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kirkwood Springs:
  • 37.251157, -87.764732
  • 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 Kirkwood Springs

• 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Kirkwood Springs is near Caldwell County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Kirkwood Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkwood Springs ...

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.

• Dawson Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <1>
• Fiddle Bow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
• Fryer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fryer is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer
• Harper Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harper Ford is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Ford
• Lewistown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Needmore is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Rabbit Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
• Rufus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rufus is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
• Sixth Vein
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein
• Tom Gray Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tom Gray Ford is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Gray Ford

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

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

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkwood Springs to Madisonville, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'