Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Kings Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Lake

• 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 Kings Lake:
  • 39.068383, -90.743736
  • 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 Kings Lake

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Kings Lake is near Calhoun County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Kings Lake

Communities Also Named Kings Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named Kings Lake.

Within Missouri, the name Kings Lake is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Kings Lake in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Kings Lake is located in Hillsborough County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kings Lake that is located in Lincoln County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Kings Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Lake ...

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.

• Apex
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Apex is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Birch Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch Island is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
• Chain-of-Rocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
• Highview ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Highview is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
• Maryknoll
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Maryknoll is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryknoll
• Nutwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nutwood is located in Jersey County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
• Oasis
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oasis is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Rosedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale is located in Jersey County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Star City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City

How Far From Kings Lake 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 include the distance from a community such as Kings Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Troy, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Lake to Troy, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'