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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 Kingsford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsford 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 Kingsford:
    • 35.057095, -78.949527
    • 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 Kingsford
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Kingsford is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Kingsford

Communities Also Named Kingsford ...

We found four communities that are also named Kingsford.

Within North Carolina, the name Kingsford is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Kingsford is located in Polk County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kingsford that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Kingsford.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • This Kingsford is located in Dickinson County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kingsford that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Kingsford.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Kingsford.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Kingsford lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingsford that is located in Cumberland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsford ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bonnie Doone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bordeaux
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Chestnut Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Crystal Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Glenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Haymount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Haymount is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
  • Hermitage
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Holly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Lake Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lakecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
    • Quail Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Queensdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
    • Scotty Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
    • Shadowlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
    • Summertime
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summertime is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
    • Vanstory Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Winter Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Woods Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Kingsford 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 community such as Kingsford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsford to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kingsford 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kingsford 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 Kingsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0571, Longitude: -78.9495       In this case, the coordinates for Kingsford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.141 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.289 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.826 degrees.