Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirkpatrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkpatrick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kirkpatrick
- 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 Kirkpatrick:
- 40.688670, -83.008521
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kirkpatrick
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Kirkpatrick is near Crawford County and also Wyandot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Wyandot 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kirkpatrick ...
We found four communities that share the name Kirkpatrick.
Within Ohio, the name Kirkpatrick is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkpatrick that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kirkpatrick.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Kirkpatrick [Multnomah County].
- Umatilla County
- This Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkpatrick that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Kirkpatrick.
- South Carolina
- Chester 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 South Carolina community of Kirkpatrick [Chester County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkpatrick ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Glenville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Iberia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Maple Grove Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Park
- Maple Grove Park is located in Crawford County
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Spring Valley Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Court
- Spring Valley Court is located in Crawford County
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Marion County
- Surprise ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Wood Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Marion County
How Far From Kirkpatrick 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 Kirkpatrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirkpatrick and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kirkpatrick to Marion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,665 miles [7,507.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirkpatrick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Kirkpatrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkpatrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6887, Longitude: -83.0085 In this case, the coordinates for Kirkpatrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kirkpatrick 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Kirkpatrick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.768 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.717 degrees. |