Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stiles Crossing:
  • 37.018669, -88.502822
  • 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 Stiles Crossing

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

Communities Also Named Stiles Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Stiles Crossing.

Within Kentucky, the name Stiles Crossing is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Stiles Crossing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Indiana County
    • This Stiles Crossing is located in Indiana County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stiles Crossing that is located in McCracken County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Stiles Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stiles Crossing ...

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.

• Hardmoney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardmoney is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardmoney
• Harris Hill Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
• Krebs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Krebs is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Little Cypress
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
• Littleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Littleville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaks is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Possum Trot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stiles Crossing and extending to:

• Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Stiles Crossing to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 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 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'