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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 Kirksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirksville 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 Kirksville:
- 40.194704, -92.582129
- 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 Kirksville
- 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 Adair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Since Kirksville is near Schuyler County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Kirksville
Communities Also Named Kirksville ...
We found three communities that are also named Kirksville.
Within Missouri, the name Kirksville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Moultrie County
- This Kirksville is located in Moultrie County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kirksville that is located in Adair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Kirksville.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Kirksville is located in Monroe County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kirksville that is located in Adair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Kirksville.
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Kirksville is located in Madison County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kirksville that is located in Adair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kirksville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirksville ...
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.
- Clay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Dart ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dart is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
- Green Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Greentop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mines ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mines is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mines
- Paultown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paultown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown
- Paultown has also been known as:
- Paulville
- Ringo Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ringo Point is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo Point
- Sublette ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sublette is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Zig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zig is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zig
How Far From Kirksville 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 city such as Kirksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirksville and extending to:
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Kirksville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Kirksville) 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 Kirksville 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 Kirksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1947, Longitude: -92.5821 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.447 degrees. |
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