Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirbyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kirbyville
- 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 Kirbyville:
- 30.657903, -93.900039
- 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 Kirbyville
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Kirbyville is near Newton County and also Beauregard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- 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 Kirbyville ...
We found three communities that share the name Kirbyville.
Within Texas, the name Kirbyville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Taney County
- This Kirbyville is located in Taney County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the north of the Kirbyville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Kirbyville.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Kirbyville is located in Brown County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirbyville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Kirbyville.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Kirbyville is located in Berks County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirbyville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Kirbyville.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirbyville ...
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.
- Bon Ami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Call
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Call have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Call is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <3>
- Eclipse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Erin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Jasper County
- Howards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Magnolia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Sandjack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Trout Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Newton County
How Far From Kirbyville 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 city such as Kirbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kirbyville and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kirbyville to Jasper, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,702 miles [12,395.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kirbyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirbyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6579, Longitude: -93.9000 In this case, the coordinates for Kirbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kirbyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.777 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.653 degrees. |