Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kileville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kileville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kileville

• 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 Kileville:
  • 40.104506, -83.210748
  • 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 Kileville

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Kileville is near Franklin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Kileville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kileville ...

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.

• Arnold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnold is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Dublin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
• Hills Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
• Jerome
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerome is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Lamb Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
• Mudsock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mudsock is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
• New California
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New California is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
• Plain City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plain City is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <1>
• Rathbone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rathbone is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
• Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners

How Far From Kileville 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 Kileville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kileville and extending to:

• London, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kileville to London, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'