Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsley
- 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 Kingsley:
- 29.981907, -81.995937
- 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 Kingsley
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Kingsley is near Bradford County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Kingsley ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Kingsley.
Within Florida, the name Kingsley is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Kingsley lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kingsley that is located in Clay County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Kingsley is located in Delta County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kingsley that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Kingsley.
- Grand Traverse County
- This Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the north of the Kingsley that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Kingsley.
- Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Kingsley [Saint Clair County].
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Kingsley lies 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Clay County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsley ...
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.
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Keystone Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
- Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <5>
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Duval County
- Pass Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pass Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Station
- Pass Station is located in Clay County
- Penney Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
- Penney Farms is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <5>
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County
- Rattlesnake Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Bend
- Rattlesnake Bend is located in Clay County
- Rideout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Kingsley 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 Kingsley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsley and extending to:
- Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsley to Green Cove Springs, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9819, Longitude: -81.9959 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsley 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 Kingsley 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 Kingsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kingsley 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 310.717 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.378 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.30 degrees. |