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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 Kirschner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirschner 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 Kirschner:
- 39.714161, -94.883577
- 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 Kirschner
- 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 Buchanan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
- Since Kirschner is near Doniphan County and also Andrew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Doniphan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew 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 Kirschner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirschner ...
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.
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Faucett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Maxey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Mock Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Corner
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Kirschner 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 Kirschner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kirschner and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Buchanan County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Kirschner to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 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' (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- Kirschner) 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 Kirschner 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 Kirschner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7142, Longitude: -94.8836 In this case, the coordinates for Kirschner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.694 degrees. |
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