Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsley
- 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 Kingsley:
- 44.585000, -85.533492
- 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 Kingsley
- 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 Grand Traverse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse County
- Since Kingsley is near Wexford County and also Kalkaska County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wexford County
- eBird sighting report for Kalkaska 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 Kingsley ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Kingsley.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Kingsley.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Delta County
- Saint Clair County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Kingsley lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kingsley that is located in Grand Traverse County.
- Maryland
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Kingsley lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Grand Traverse County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
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.
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <5>
- Chums Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chums Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
- Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Devils Elbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Fivemile Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
- Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Houseman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Jacks Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Landing
- Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
- Summit City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Traverse City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
- Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <5>
How Far From Kingsley 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 village 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:
- Traverse City, which is the Seat of Grand Traverse County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsley to Traverse City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Kingsley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5850, Longitude: -85.5335 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsley 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 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 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> | 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 Kingsley 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 312.967 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.056 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.643 degrees. |