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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 Kirkland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kirkland:
    • 43.077890, -75.383644
    • 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 Kirkland
  • 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
    • Since Kirkland is near Herkimer County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Kirkland

Communities Also Named Kirkland ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Kirkland.

Within New York, the name Kirkland is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Escambia County
      • This Kirkland is located in Escambia County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Kirkland.
      • Fayette County
      • This Kirkland is located in Fayette County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kirkland.
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Kirkland is located in Yavapai County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Kirkland.
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita County
      • This Kirkland is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Kirkland.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Kirkland is located in Weld County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Kirkland.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Kirkland [Marion County].
    • Georgia
      • Atkinson County
      • This Kirkland is located in Atkinson County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atkinson County community of Kirkland.
      • Coffee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kirkland [Coffee County].
      • Jeff Davis County
      • This Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the south southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Kirkland.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb County
      • This Kirkland is located in DeKalb County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kirkland.
    • Kentucky
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kirkland [Washington County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Kirkland lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Kirkland [Cabarrus County].
      • New Hanover County
      • This Kirkland is located in New Hanover County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Kirkland.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Kirkland is located in Chester County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Kirkland.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Kirkland.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Kirkland is located in Kershaw County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Kirkland.
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Kirkland is located in Lincoln County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kirkland.
      • Williamson County
      • This Kirkland is located in Williamson County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Kirkland.
    • Texas
      • Childress County
      • This Kirkland is located in Childress County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Childress County community of Kirkland.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Kirkland is located in King County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkland that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kirkland.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sauk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkland [Sauk County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkland ...

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.

  • Brewers Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brewers Corner is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
  • Brothertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brothertown is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
  • Clayville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Farmers Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
  • Forge Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forge Hollow is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Hollow
  • Greens Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
  • Greenway Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatchs Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatchs Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corners
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Marcy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Marshall is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Station
  • Small Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Small Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Corners

How Far From Kirkland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kirkland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkland and extending to:

  • Utica, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the East.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Kirkland to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 5 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 301 miles [484.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,248 miles [6,836.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kirkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Kirkland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Kirkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kirkland 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 Kirkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0779, Longitude: -75.3836    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.518 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.55 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.215 degrees.