Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kirkersville:
  • 39.949931, -82.598191
  • 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 Kirkersville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkersville ...

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.

• Fursville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fursville is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
• Hebron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Moscow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Outville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Outville is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
• Sandstone Canyon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandstone Canyon is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Canyon
• Shell Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
• Summerland Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
• Sunshine Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
• Union Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Station is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
• Wooded Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills

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

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

• Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkersville to Newark, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'