Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Paducah:
  • 37.083110, -88.744220
  • 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 West Paducah

• 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 West Paducah is near Massac County and also Ballard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Massac County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard 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 West Paducah

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Paducah ...

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.

• Cecil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cecil is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Chiles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chiles is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
• Future City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Future City is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
• Gage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gage is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Grahamville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grahamville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Joppa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Krebs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Krebs is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
• Littleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Littleville is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
• Lone Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Lovelaceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
• Ragland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ragland is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in McCracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies just to the East.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from West Paducah to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'