Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paducah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paducah and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paducah
- 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 Paducah:
- 34.014444, -100.303770
- 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 Paducah
- 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 Cottle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cottle County
- Since Paducah is near King County and also Foard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- eBird sighting report for Foard 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 Paducah ...
We found two communities that share the name Paducah.
Within Texas, the name Paducah is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paducah ...
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.
- Cee Vee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cee Vee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
- Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <4>
- Chalk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Chalk is located in Cottle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk <4>
- Corner Windmill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Corner Windmill is located in King County
- Grow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Hackberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Jacobs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Matador
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matador have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
- Matador is located in Motley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <4>
- Punkin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Hardeman County
- Tell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Tell is located in Childress County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell <4>
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Paducah 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 town such as Paducah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paducah and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Paducah to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,331 miles [2,142 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,790 miles [12,536.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paducah. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paducah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paducah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0144, Longitude: -100.3038 In this case, the coordinates for Paducah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Paducah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Paducah 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 322.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.65 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.157 degrees. |