Outdoor Activities ...
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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingston
- 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:
- 40.375384, -74.613490
- 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
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Kingston is near Mercer County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Kingston ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Kingston.
Within New Jersey, the name Kingston is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 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 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km] to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Kingston.
- California
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Kingston is located in Bartow County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Kingston.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Kingston is located in Adams County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the west northwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kingston.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Decatur County
- This Kingston is located in Decatur County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the west of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 549 miles [883.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 549 miles [883.5 km] to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kingston.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Kingston is located in Howard County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 169 miles [272 km] to the south southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Kingston.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Caldwell County
- This Kingston is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<2> to the west of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Kingston.
- 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].
- Montana
- Nebraska
- 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 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Kingston.
- New Brunswick
- This Kingston lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Kingston lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Kingston lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Kingston lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Kingston is located in Luzerne County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 248 miles [399.1 km] to the west of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Kingston.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Kingston lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Kingston is located in Campbell County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex 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 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest of the Kingston that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Kingston.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 10,281 miles [16,545.7 km]<2> to the west southwest
- - Victoria
- Distance: 10,361 miles [16,674.4 km] to the west
- - Queensland
- Distance: 9,597 miles [15,444.9 km] to the west
- Scotland
- Distance: 3,274 miles [5,269 km]<2> to the northeast
- England
- - South Cambridgeshire
- Distance: 3,487 miles [5,611.8 km]<2> to the northeast
- - Caterbury
- Distance: 3,556 miles [5,722.8 km] to the northeast
- - Purbeck
- Distance: 3,437 miles [5,531.3 km] to the northeast
- - Isle of Wight
- Distance: 3,468 miles [5,581.2 km] to the northeast
- - Devon
- Distance: 3,366 miles [5,417.1 km] to the northeast
- Jamaica
- Distance: 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<2> to the south
- Norfolk Island
- Distance: 8,866 miles [14,268.4 km]<2> to the west
- New Zealand
- - Otago
- Distance: 9,288 miles [14,947.6 km]<2> to the west southwest
- - Wellington
- Distance: 8,907 miles [14,334.4 km] to the west southwest
- Australia
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.
- Black Horse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Mercer County
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mercer County
- Cottageville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottageville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
- Dutch Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Neck
- Dutch Neck is located in Mercer County
- Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Grovers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovers Mill
- Grovers Mill is located in Mercer County
- Hickory Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hickory Corner is located in Mercer County
- Little Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rocky Hill
- Little Rocky Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Locust Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Locust Corner is located in Mercer County
- Mount Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Patricks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Somerset County
- Pleasant Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Middlesex County
- Pleasantview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Pleasantview is located in Somerset County
- Post Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Corner
- Post Corner is located in Mercer County
- Princessville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princessville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princessville
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sixmile Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
- Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
- Skillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Stoutsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
- Sunset Hill Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Garden
- Sunset Hill Garden is located in Somerset County
- Ten Mile Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Run
- Ten Mile Run is located in Middlesex County
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
How Far From Kingston 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 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:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingston to New Brunswick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,316 miles [6,945.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 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 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' (or 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- 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: 40.3754, Longitude: -74.6135 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.338 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.076 degrees. |