Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kirkwood
- 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:
- 37.916463, -84.923286
- 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 Kirkwood
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Kirkwood is near Anderson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Kirkwood ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Kirkwood.
Within Kentucky, the name Kirkwood is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This Kirkwood is located in Alpine County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Kirkwood.
- Glenn County
- This Kirkwood is located in Glenn County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km] to the west northwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Kirkwood.
- Tehama County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kirkwood [Tehama County].
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- This Kirkwood is located in Colquitt County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Kirkwood.
- DeKalb County
- This Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kirkwood.
- Muscogee County
- This Kirkwood is located in Muscogee County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the south of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Kirkwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Kirkwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Kirkwood.
- Wicomico County
- This Kirkwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Kirkwood.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Kirkwood lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Broome County
- This Kirkwood is located in Broome County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Kirkwood.
- Steuben County
- This Kirkwood is located in Steuben County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Kirkwood.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Kirkwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Kirkwood.
- Guilford County
- This Kirkwood is located in Guilford County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Kirkwood.
- Rockingham County
- This Kirkwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Kirkwood.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kirkwood [Belmont County].
- Shelby County
- This Kirkwood is located in Shelby County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kirkwood.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Kirkwood is located in Florence County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kirkwood.
- Kershaw County
- This Kirkwood is located in Kershaw County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Kirkwood.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkwood [Fond du Lac County].
- Sauk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkwood [Sauk County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkwood ...
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.
- Bondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Drydock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fox Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Anderson County
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Seaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Anderson County
- Terrapin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkwood and extending to:
- Harrodsburg, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkwood to Harrodsburg, 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirkwood. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9165, Longitude: -84.9233 In this case, the coordinates for Kirkwood 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 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 Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood 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 312.685 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.765 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.427 degrees. |