|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirbyville 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 Kirbyville:
- 36.629512, -93.157591
- 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 Kirbyville
- 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 Taney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Since Kirbyville is near Boone County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Kirbyville
Communities Also Named Kirbyville ...
We found three communities that are also named Kirbyville.
Within Missouri, the name Kirbyville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Kirbyville is located in Brown County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirbyville that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Kirbyville.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Kirbyville is located in Berks County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirbyville that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Kirbyville.
- Texas
- Jasper County
- This Kirbyville is located in Jasper County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south of the Kirbyville that is located in Taney County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Kirbyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirbyville ...
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.
- Bull Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Edgewater Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Flag ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flag is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
- Kissee Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Beach is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Mildred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Powersite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Rockaway Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Walnut Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
How Far From Kirbyville 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 village such as Kirbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirbyville and extending to:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Kirbyville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 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 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Kirbyville) 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 Kirbyville 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 Kirbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6295, Longitude: -93.1576 In this case, the coordinates for Kirbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.44 degrees. |
|
|