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38.221701, -85.672564
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We found thirteen communities that are also named Kingsley.
Within Kentucky, the name Kingsley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of thirteen communities that are located 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 ...
Florida
Clay County
This Kingsley is located in Clay County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Kingsley.
Iowa
Plymouth County
This Kingsley is located in Plymouth County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Kingsley.
Manitoba
This Kingsley lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson County.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Kingsley is located in Montgomery County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kingsley.
Michigan
Delta County
This Kingsley is located in Delta County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the north of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson 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 439 miles [706.5 km] to the north of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson 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
Elko County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Kingsley.
New Brunswick
This Kingsley lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson County.
Oregon
Wasco 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 Oregon community of Kingsley [Wasco County].
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County
This Kingsley is located in Susquehanna County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Jefferson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Kingsley.
Tennessee
Knox 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 Tennessee community of Kingsley [Knox County].
Texas
Dallas 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 Kingsley [Dallas County].
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.
Arctic Springs (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 city 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:
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsley to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Kingsley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>
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 Kingsley 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 Kingsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2217, Longitude: -85.6726 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.157 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.349 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.675 degrees.