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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Kinfield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinfield Village 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 Kinfield Village:
    • 35.256830, -77.552189
    • 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 Kinfield Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinfield Village ...

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.

  • Booker T Washington
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker T Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
    • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
  • George Washington Carver
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Washington Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
    • George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Lenoir County
  • Greenmead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
    • Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Harveytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
  • Howard Hights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
    • Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
  • Liberty Hill Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
    • Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
  • Meadow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
  • Rolling Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
    • Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
  • Tarheel Courts
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarheel Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarheel Courts
    • Tarheel Courts is located in Lenoir County
  • Tower Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
    • Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County

How Far From Kinfield Village 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 Kinfield Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kinfield Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kinfield Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kinfield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2568, Longitude: -77.5522       In this case, the coordinates for Kinfield Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kinfield Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.351 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.414 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.233 degrees.









 

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