Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Killarney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Killarney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Killarney
- 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 Killarney:
- 37.628170, -81.277046
- 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 Killarney
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Killarney is near Wyoming County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Killarney ...
We found seven communities that share the name Killarney.
Within West Virginia, the name Killarney is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Killarney lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Killarney that is located in Raleigh County.
- British Columbia
- This Killarney lies 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Killarney that is located in Raleigh County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Manitoba
- This Killarney lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Killarney that is located in Raleigh County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Killarney ...
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.
- Amigo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Big Stick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Helen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in Raleigh County
- Josephine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lego
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Lillybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillybrook
- Lillybrook is located in Raleigh County
- Mead
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Princewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Stonecoal Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonecoal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal Junction
- Stonecoal Junction is located in Raleigh County
- Winding Gulf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Gulf
- Winding Gulf is located in Raleigh County
How Far From Killarney 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 Killarney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Killarney and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Killarney to Beckley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Killarney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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- Killarney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Killarney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6282, Longitude: -81.2770 In this case, the coordinates for Killarney 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Killarney 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> | 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 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 Killarney 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 310.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.943 degrees. |