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

When in Kingston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingston 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 Kingston:
    • 39.642454, -94.038307
    • 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 Kingston
  • 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 Kingston ...

We found 68 communities that share the name Kingston.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Kingston.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 50 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Kingston, we know of thirteen communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kingston [Washington County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kingston [Autauga County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kingston is located in Jefferson County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kingston.
      • Talladega County
      • This Kingston is located in Talladega County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Kingston.
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Kingston is located in Madison County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the south of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kingston.
      • Yell County
      • This Kingston is located in Yell County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Kingston.
    • California
      • Kings County
      • This Kingston is located in Kings County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Kingston.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Kingston is located in Bartow County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Kingston.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Kingston is located in Muscogee County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Kingston.
      • Richmond County
      • This Kingston is located in Richmond County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Kingston.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Kingston is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Kingston.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Kingston is located in Adams County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kingston.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Kingston is located in DeKalb County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kingston.
    • Indiana
      • Decatur County
      • This Kingston is located in Decatur County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Kingston.
    • Iowa
      • Decatur County
      • This Kingston is located in Decatur County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the north of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Kingston.
      • Des Moines County
      • This Kingston is located in Des Moines County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Kingston.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kingston [Labette County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kingston [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Kingston is located in Fayette County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingston.
      • Madison County
      • This Kingston is located in Madison County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kingston.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • This Kingston is located in De Soto Parish and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the south of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Kingston.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Kingston is located in Howard County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Kingston.
      • Somerset County
      • This Kingston is located in Somerset County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Kingston.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Kingston is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Kingston.
      • Plymouth County
      • This Kingston is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Kingston.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Kingston is located in Tuscola County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Kingston.
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This Kingston is located in Meeker County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the north of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Kingston.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Kingston is located in Adams County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kingston.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Kingston is located in Fergus County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Kingston.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Kingston.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill 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 Nevada community of Kingston [Churchill County].
      • Lander County
      • This Kingston is located in Lander County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Kingston.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Kingston lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Kingston is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Kingston.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Kingston is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Kingston.
    • New Mexico
      • Sierra 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 New Mexico community of Kingston [Sierra County].
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Kingston is located in Ulster County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Kingston.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Kingston lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Kingston lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
    • Ohio
      • Ross County
      • This Kingston is located in Ross County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Kingston.
    • Oklahoma
      • Marshall County
      • This Kingston is located in Marshall County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Kingston.
    • Ontario
      • This Kingston lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Kingston is located in Linn County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Kingston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Kingston is located in Luzerne County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Kingston.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Kingston is located in Westmoreland County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Kingston.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Kingston lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Kingston is located in Washington County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Kingston.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Kingston is located in Roane County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Kingston.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Kingston is located in Hunt County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Kingston.
    • Utah
      • Piute County
      • This Kingston is located in Piute County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piute County community of Kingston.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Kingston is located in Campbell County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Kingston.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Kingston is located in Roanoke County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Kingston.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Kingston is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Kingston.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Kingston is located in Fayette County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingston.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Kingston is located in Green Lake County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingston that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Kingston.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Tasmania
      • Distance: 9,310 miles [14,983 km]<2> to the west southwest
      • - Victoria
      • Distance: 9,347 miles [15,042.5 km] to the west southwest
      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 8,570 miles [13,792.1 km] to the west
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 3,993 miles [6,426.1 km]<2> to the northeast
    • England
      • - South Cambridgeshire
      • Distance: 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km]<2> to the northeast
      • - Caterbury
      • Distance: 4,351 miles [7,002.3 km] to the northeast
      • - Purbeck
      • Distance: 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] to the northeast
      • - Isle of Wight
      • Distance: 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] to the northeast
      • - Devon
      • Distance: 4,188 miles [6,739.9 km] to the northeast
    • Jamaica
      • Distance: 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<2> to the southeast
    • Norfolk Island
      • Distance: 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km]<2> to the west southwest
    • New Zealand
      • - Otago
      • Distance: 8,387 miles [13,497.6 km]<2> to the southwest
      • - Wellington
      • Distance: 7,987 miles [12,853.8 km] to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingston ...

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.

  • Bonanza ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
  • Cowgill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowgill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
    • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Easterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterville
    • Easterville is located in Caldwell County
  • Kidder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Plainview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Clinton County
  • Polo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
    • Polo is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
  • Prairie Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Caldwell County
  • Shoal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal
    • Shoal is located in Caldwell County

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

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

  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kingston to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kingston 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6425, Longitude: -94.0383       In this case, the coordinates for Kingston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kingston, 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 Kingston 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 318.691 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.909 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.287 degrees.









 

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