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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kingsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsville 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 Kingsville:
    • 38.676571, -120.875771
    • 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 Kingsville
  • 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 Kingsville ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Kingsville.

Within California, the name Kingsville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Randolph County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kingsville [Randolph County].
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Kingsville [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln 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 Kentucky community of Kingsville [Lincoln County].
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Kingsville is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<3> to the east of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Kingsville.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Kingsville is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Kingsville.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Kingsville is located in Johnson County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<3> to the east of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Kingsville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Kingsville lies 3,013 miles [4,849 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Kingsville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kingsville [Montgomery County].
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Kingsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Kingsville lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Kingsville is located in Clarion County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Kingsville.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland 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 Carolina community of Kingsville [Richland County].
    • Texas
      • Kleberg County
      • This Kingsville is located in Kleberg County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kleberg County community of Kingsville.
    • Virginia
      • Prince Edward County
      • This Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County and lies 2,291 miles [3,687 km]<3> to the east of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Kingsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This Kingsville is located in Randolph County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Kingsville that is located in El Dorado County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Kingsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsville ...

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.

  • Apex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in El Dorado County
  • Cold Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in El Dorado County
  • Diamond Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • El Dorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frenchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County
  • Gold Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
  • Gold Trail Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Trail Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Trail Park
    • Gold Trail Park is located in El Dorado County
  • Perks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perks Corner
    • Perks Corner is located in El Dorado County
  • Shingle Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tiger Lily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County

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

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

  • Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsville to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,095 miles [13,027.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Kingsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kingsville 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6766, Longitude: -120.8758       In this case, the coordinates for Kingsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<7>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 Kingsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.001 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.756 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.214 degrees.









 

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