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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kilbourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kilbourne and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kilbourne:
- 32.998687, -91.314894
- 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 Kilbourne
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected West Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- Since Kilbourne is near Chicot County and also East Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
- 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 Kilbourne
Communities Also Named Kilbourne ...
We found two communities that are also named Kilbourne.
Within Louisiana, the name Kilbourne is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Kilbourne is located in Mason County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the north of the Kilbourne that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Kilbourne.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Kilbourne is located in Delaware County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kilbourne that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Kilbourne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kilbourne ...
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.
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Chickasaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Empire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Eudora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gassoway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gassoway is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassoway
- Grand Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Gum Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Corner is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Corner
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Indian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian
- Millers Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Chapel is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Chapel
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Readland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Readland is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readland
- Terry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
How Far From Kilbourne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Kilbourne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kilbourne and extending to:
- Oak Grove, which is the Seat of West Carroll Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kilbourne to Oak Grove, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south (S). 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 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,481 miles [12,039.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Kilbourne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kilbourne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kilbourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9987, Longitude: -91.3149 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.411 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.388 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.248 degrees. |
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