Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirkville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kirkville
- 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 Kirkville:
- 30.995457, -90.478429
- 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 Kirkville
- 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- Since Kirkville is near Pike County and also Amite County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Amite 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 Kirkville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Kirkville.
Within Louisiana, the name Kirkville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This Kirkville is located in Itawamba County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kirkville that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Kirkville.
- Pike County
- This Kirkville is located in Pike County and lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of the Kirkville that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Kirkville.
- New York
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkville ...
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.
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Emerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Gillsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
- Greenlaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Kentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <5>
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Pike County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <5>
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Porters Curve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
- Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Sunny Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Terrys Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrys Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek
- Terrys Creek is located in Amite County (MS)
How Far From Kirkville 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 community such as Kirkville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Kirkville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkville and extending to:
- Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkville to Amite City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kirkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9955, Longitude: -90.4784 In this case, the coordinates for Kirkville 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 Kirkville 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 parish. 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 Kirkville, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kirkville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.687 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.277 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.222 degrees. |