Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kirksey:
  • 34.031238, -82.041508
  • 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 Kirksey

• 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Kirksey is near Saluda County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Kirksey

Communities Also Named Kirksey ...

We found one communities that are also named Kirksey.

Within South Carolina, the name Kirksey is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Kirksey in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Calloway County
    • This Kirksey is located in Calloway County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirksey that is located in Greenwood County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Kirksey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirksey ...

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.

• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Good Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Lime Stone ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lime Stone is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Stone
• Limestone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Limestone is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Mayson Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayson Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayson Crossroads
• Meeting Street
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
• Pleasant Lane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
• Rushville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rushville is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
• Sand Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge

How Far From Kirksey to ...

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

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

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kirksey to Greenwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'