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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 Kinfolks Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinfolks Ridge 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 Kinfolks Ridge:
- 36.124237, -89.645079
- 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 Kinfolks Ridge
- 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
- Since Kinfolks Ridge is near Dyer County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Kinfolks Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinfolks Ridge ...
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.
- Big Boy Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
- Blazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
- Braggadocio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Cooter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Grove is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Grove
- Cottonwood Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Gill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Hall ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Heloise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heloise is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heloise
- Indian Mound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Owl Hoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owl Hoot is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hoot
- Richwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shade is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
How Far From Kinfolks Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kinfolks Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kinfolks Ridge and extending to:
- Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies just to the North.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kinfolks Ridge to Jefferson City, 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 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kinfolks Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kinfolks Ridge 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 Kinfolks Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1242, Longitude: -89.6451 In this case, the coordinates for Kinfolks Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.946 degrees. |
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