Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingswood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingswood
- 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 Kingswood:
- 35.844858, -80.880073
- 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 Kingswood
- 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- Since Kingswood is near Alexander County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Kingswood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Kingswood.
There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Kingswood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Henderson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Kingswood is located in Bulloch County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Kingswood.
- Clarke County
- This Kingswood is located in Clarke County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Kingswood.
- Fayette County
- This Kingswood is located in Fayette County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingswood.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- 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 New Jersey community of Kingswood [Camden County].
- Hunterdon 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 New Jersey community of Kingswood [Hunterdon County].
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Kingswood is located in Horry County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Kingswood.
- Richland County
- This Kingswood is located in Richland County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Kingswood.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- James City County
- This Kingswood is located in James City County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Kingswood.
- Nelson County
- This Kingswood is located in Nelson County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Iredell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Kingswood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingswood ...
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.
- Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Iredell County
- Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Iredell County
- Meadow View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadow View is located in Iredell County
- Ourdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Snow Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
- Valley Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
- Wildwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
- Wildwood Park is located in Iredell County
How Far From Kingswood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kingswood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingswood and extending to:
- Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kingswood to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingswood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iredell County: www.co.iredell.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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- Kingswood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8449, Longitude: -80.8801 In this case, the coordinates for Kingswood 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 Kingswood 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> | 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. |
| <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 Kingswood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.333 degrees. |