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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 Kingwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kingwood:
- 40.469826, -75.019059
- 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 Kingwood
- 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Since Kingwood is near Bucks County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Kingwood
Communities Also Named Kingwood ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Kingwood.
Within New Jersey, the name Kingwood is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Kingwood is located in Shelby County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kingwood.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Kingwood [Pulaski County].
- Georgia
- Colquitt 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 Georgia community of Kingwood [Colquitt County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg 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 North Carolina community of Kingwood [Mecklenburg County].
- Ontario
- This Kingwood lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- Oregon
- Polk 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 Oregon community of Kingwood [Polk County].
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Kingwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Kingwood.
- Somerset County
- This Kingwood is located in Somerset County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Kingwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Kingwood is located in Harris County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Kingwood.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Kingwood is located in Prince George County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Kingwood.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Kingwood is located in Preston County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Kingwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingwood ...
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.
- Baptistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Clay Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Ridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Ridge
- Erwinna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Everbreeze Plateau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Everbreeze Plateau is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze Plateau
- Jugtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jugtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Locktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Lumberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Milltown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Point Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Sand Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sergeantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
- Tumble Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls
How Far From Kingwood 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 Kingwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingwood and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingwood to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kingwood) 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 Kingwood 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> | 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 Kingwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kingwood 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 Kingwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4698, Longitude: -75.0191 In this case, the coordinates for Kingwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.188 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.211 degrees. |
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