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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kirvin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirvin and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kirvin:
- 31.766486, -96.329478
- 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 Kirvin
- 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 Freestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Freestone County
- Since Kirvin is near Limestone County and also Navarro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro 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 Kirvin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirvin ...
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.
- Bi-Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
- Cotton Gin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
- Freestone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Personville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prairie Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Streetman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union High
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union High is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union High
- Young
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
How Far From Kirvin 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 town such as Kirvin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kirvin and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Freestone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kirvin to Fairfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kirvin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kirvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7665, Longitude: -96.3295 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.563 degrees. |
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