Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plaza:
  • 40.587513, -98.360892
  • 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 Plaza

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Kingswood Plaza is near Clay County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • eBird sighting report for Hall 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingswood Plaza ...

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.

• Assumption
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Assumption is located in Adams County
• Blaine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Adams County
• Good Samaritan Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
  • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
• Harvard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <2>
• Hayland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
  • Hayland is located in Adams County
• Inland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
  • Inland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inland <2>
• Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
  • Level is located in Adams County
• Rosedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Hall County
• Roseland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <2>

How Far From Kingswood Plaza 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 Kingswood Plaza to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kingswood Plaza and extending to:

• Hastings, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West.
• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kingswood Plaza to Lincoln, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/