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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 Kirkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kirkwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kirkwood:
    • 38.350664, -80.801764
    • 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 Kirkwood
  • 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
    • Since Kirkwood is near Clay County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Kirkwood

Communities Also Named Kirkwood ...

We found 35 communities that are also named Kirkwood.

Within West Virginia, the name Kirkwood is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of 35 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alpine County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Alpine County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Kirkwood.
      • Glenn County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Glenn County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km] to the west northwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Kirkwood.
      • Tehama County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kirkwood [Tehama County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Kirkwood is located in New Castle County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Kirkwood.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Alachua County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the south of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Kirkwood.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Colquitt County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Kirkwood.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Kirkwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the south southwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kirkwood.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Muscogee County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the south southwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Kirkwood.
    • Illinois
      • Warren County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Warren County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Kirkwood.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Kirkwood [Allen County].
    • Iowa
      • Appanoose County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Kirkwood [Appanoose County].
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Crawford County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Kirkwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Mercer County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Kirkwood.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Kirkwood.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Kirkwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Kirkwood [Madison County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Kirkwood.
    • Nebraska
      • Rock County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Rock County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Kirkwood.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Kirkwood lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Camden County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Kirkwood.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Broome County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Kirkwood.
      • Steuben County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Steuben County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the north northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Kirkwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Kirkwood.
      • Guilford County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Guilford County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Kirkwood.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Kirkwood.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kirkwood [Belmont County].
      • Shelby County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Shelby County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kirkwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Lancaster County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Kirkwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Florence County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the south of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kirkwood.
      • Kershaw County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Kershaw County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the south of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Kirkwood.
    • South Dakota
      • Brule County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Kirkwood [Brule County].
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kirkwood.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Kirkwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kirkwood that is located in Nicholas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Kirkwood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Fond du Lac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkwood [Fond du Lac County].
      • Sauk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kirkwood [Sauk County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkwood ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beaver is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Burl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Burl is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burl
  • Canvas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Canvas is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canvas
  • Craigsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Deepwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Deepwell is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwell
  • Delphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Delphi is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Donald
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Donald is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Hookersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hookersville is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookersville
  • Marybill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marybill is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marybill
  • Opal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Opal is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Sparks ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Summersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Kirkwood 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 community such as Kirkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Summersville, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Kirkwood to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Kirkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kirkwood 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>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 Kirkwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3507, Longitude: -80.8018       In this case, the coordinates for Kirkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.159 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.94 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.506 degrees.