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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Kingsview Knolls.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Kingsview Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsview Knolls 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 Kingsview Knolls:
    • 39.158996, -77.289150<1>
    • 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 Kingsview Knolls
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Kingsview Knolls is near Loudoun County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Kingsview Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsview Knolls ...

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.

  • Ancient Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ancient Oak is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
  • Brink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brink is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
  • Brown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brown is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Clopper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clopper is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Dawsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawsonville is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Diamond Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Farms is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fox Chapel is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Freedom Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Freedom Forest is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
  • Harvest Hunt Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Harvest Hunt Farm is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
  • Kings Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Square is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
  • Lees Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lees Corner is also located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Liberty Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Liberty Heights is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Londonderry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Londonderry is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Longdraft
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Longdraft is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
    • Mitchells Range
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mitchells Range is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
    • Nathans Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Nathans Hill is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
    • Observatory Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Observatory Heights is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
    • Orchard Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard Place is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
    • Orchard Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Orchard Pond is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
    • Parkridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Parkridge is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
    • Pioneer Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pioneer Hills is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
    • Pleasant Fields
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant Fields is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
    • Pleasant Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Run is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
    • Potomac Chase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Potomac Chase is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
    • Quail Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Ridge is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Quail Run is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Spring Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Spring Meadows is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Willow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Ridge is also located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Kingsview Knolls 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 included the distance from a community such as Kingsview Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingsview Knolls and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsview Knolls to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Kingsview Knolls:
     Decimal: 39.15899, -77.289150
     DDMMSS: 39° 9' 32", -77° 17' 20"
<2>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- Kingsview Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Kingsview Knolls 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 Kingsview Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1590, Longitude: -77.2892       In this case, the coordinates for Kingsview Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.022 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.63 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.72 degrees.