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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kirkland
- 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:
- 34.296262, -80.611190
- 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 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Since Kirkland is near Fairfield County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Kirkland ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Kirkland.
Within South Carolina, the name Kirkland is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout 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 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw 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 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kirkland.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Atkinson County
- This Kirkland is located in Atkinson County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw 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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southwest of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jeff Davis County community of Kirkland.
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- New Brunswick
- This Kirkland lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw County.
- New York
- 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 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Kirkland.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Kirkland is located in Lincoln County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw 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 357 miles [574.5 km] to the west northwest of the Kirkland that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Kirkland.
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
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.
- Cool Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Dusty Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dusty Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
- Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
- Hermitage Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
- Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
- Kirkover Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
- Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
- Knights Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
- Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Peckwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Pine Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Sandy Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Sunnyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Valley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Kershaw County
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:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kirkland to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirkland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirkland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2963, Longitude: -80.6112 In this case, the coordinates for Kirkland 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 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.085 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.261 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.687 degrees. |