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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 Paducah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paducah 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 Paducah:
- 33.414838, -91.016772
- 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 Paducah
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Paducah is near Chicot County and also Bolivar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar 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 Paducah
Communities Also Named Paducah ...
We found two communities that are also named Paducah.
Within Mississippi, the name Paducah is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Paducah is located in McCracken County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Paducah that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Paducah.
- Texas
- Cottle County
- This Paducah is located in Cottle County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Paducah that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Paducah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paducah ...
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.
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Forkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hays is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunt is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Jones Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel
- Magenta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Priscilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Priscilla is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Swiftwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winterville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
How Far From Paducah 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 Paducah 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 Paducah once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Paducah and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Paducah to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 865 miles [1,392.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Paducah) 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> | 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 Paducah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Paducah 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 Paducah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4148, Longitude: -91.0168 In this case, the coordinates for Paducah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.27 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.053 degrees. |
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