Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in King, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for King
- 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 King:
- 39.230881, -90.579010
- 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 King
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since King is near Calhoun County and also Jersey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Jersey 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 King ...
We found 32 communities that share the name King.
Within Illinois, the name King is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Fulton County
- This King is located in Fulton County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of King.
- Sevier County
- This King is located in Sevier County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the south southwest of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of King.
- California
- Orange 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 King [Orange County].
- San Bernardino County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of King [San Bernardino County].
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Alpena 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 King [Alpena County].
- Benzie 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 Michigan community of King [Benzie County].
- Dickinson 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 Michigan community of King [Dickinson County].
- Shiawassee 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 Michigan community of King [Shiawassee County].
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This King is located in Coryell County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the southwest of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of King.
- Hartley County
- This King is located in Hartley County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the west southwest of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartley County community of King.
- Red River 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 Texas community of King [Red River County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Augusta 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 Virginia community of King [Augusta County].
- Salem City
- This King is located in Salem City and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of King.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This King is located in Clay County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of King.
- Wetzel County
- This King is located in Wetzel County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east of the King that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of King.
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near King ...
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.
- Birch Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
- Birch Island is located in Calhoun County
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Haypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hurricane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Kampsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampsville
- Kampsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kampsville <5>
- Michael
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael
- Michael is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michael <5>
- Nutwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Woody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody is located in Greene County
How Far From King to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as King to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in King and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from King to Carrollton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for King. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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- King) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in King. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2309, Longitude: -90.5790 In this case, the coordinates for King 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 King 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 King, 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 King 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 316.346 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.151 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.69 degrees. |