Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kerrigan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerrigan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kerrigan
- 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 Kerrigan:
- 37.005607, -90.608728
- 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 Kerrigan
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Kerrigan is near Butler County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Carter 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerrigan ...
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.
- Bounds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bull Run Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run Camp
- Bull Run Camp is located in Wayne County
- Gads Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Holliday Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Landing
- Holliday Landing is located in Wayne County
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Leeper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lost Creek Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Landing
- Lost Creek Landing is located in Wayne County
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Rings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Shook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Virginia Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Settlement
- Virginia Settlement is located in Wayne County
How Far From Kerrigan 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 Kerrigan 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<3> community of Kerrigan once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Kerrigan and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kerrigan to Greenville, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kerrigan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerrigan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kerrigan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0056, Longitude: -90.6087 In this case, the coordinates for Kerrigan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kerrigan 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 316.263 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.754 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.194 degrees. |