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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Kingsborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsborough 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 Kingsborough:
    • 39.995000, -86.176389
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kingsborough
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Kingsborough is near Boone County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Kingsborough

Communities Also Named Kingsborough ...

We found three communities that are also named Kingsborough.

Within Indiana, the name Kingsborough is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Kingsborough is located in Arapahoe County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kingsborough that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Kingsborough.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kingsborough.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Kaufman County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Kingsborough.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsborough ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Chesterton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterton is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Eagle Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Village is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
  • Eagletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
  • Echo Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
  • Home Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Home Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Kings Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Orchard Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Saddle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spring Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
    • Spring Mill Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
    • Trails End
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Trails End is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • White Horse Rapids
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • White Horse Rapids is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Rapids
    • Williams Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Zionsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsborough to Noblesville, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Kingsborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Kingsborough to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9950, Longitude: -86.1764       In this case, the coordinates for Kingsborough have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.489 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.982 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.409 degrees.