Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingman
- 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 Kingman:
- 35.217435, -114.035697
- 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 Kingman
- 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 Mohave County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mohave County
- Since Kingman is near Clark County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Kingman ...
We found nine communities that share the name Kingman.
Within Arizona, the name Kingman is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Kingman lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<2> to the north of the Kingman that is located in Mohave County.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kingman [Norfolk City].
- Portsmouth City
- This Kingman is located in Portsmouth City and lies 2,092 miles [3,366.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingman that is located in Mohave County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Kingman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingman ...
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.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Chloride
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chloride <5>
- Golden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <5>
- Grasshopper Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper Junction
- Grasshopper Junction is located in Mohave County
- Harris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mineral Park ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
- Santa Claus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is located in Mohave County
How Far From Kingman 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 Kingman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingman and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingman to Phoenix, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,040 miles [3,283.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,159 miles [13,130.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kingman: www.ci.kingman.az.us/
The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kingman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2174, Longitude: -114.0357 |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Kingman 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Kingman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.976 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.276 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.234 degrees. |