Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kinsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinsey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kinsey
- 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 Kinsey:
- 27.340322, -81.894806
- 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 Kinsey
- 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 Hardee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardee County
- Since Kinsey is near DeSoto County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
- eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Kinsey ...
We found seven communities that share the name Kinsey.
Within Florida, the name Kinsey is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kinsey [Henry County].
- Houston County
- This Kinsey is located in Houston County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kinsey that is located in Hardee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Kinsey.
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinsey ...
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.
- Belgium ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cubitis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Joshua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Limestone
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Pine Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
- Tryon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kinsey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kinsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kinsey and extending to:
- Wauchula, which is the Seat of Hardee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kinsey to Wauchula, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kinsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hardee County: www.hardeecounty.net/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kinsey 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kinsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kinsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.3403, Longitude: -81.8948 In this case, the coordinates for Kinsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kinsey 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 310.486 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.746 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.838 degrees. |