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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingwood
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kingwood ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Kingwood.
Within New Jersey, the name Kingwood is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout 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
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Kingwood lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingwood that is located in Hunterdon County.
- Oregon
- 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
- Virginia
- West Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County
- Barbertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County
- Clay Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Ridge
- Clay Ridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Erwinna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinna
- Erwinna is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwinna <5>
- Everbreeze Plateau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everbreeze Plateau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze Plateau
- Everbreeze Plateau is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jugtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Locktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County
- Lumberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberville
- Lumberville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberville <5>
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Point Breeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
- Point Breeze is located in Hunterdon County
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Raven Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County
- Sand Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Brook
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
- Sandy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Hunterdon County
- Sergeantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeantsville
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
- Tumble Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumble Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumble Falls
- Tumble Falls is located in Hunterdon County
- Raven Rock
How Far From Kingwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingwood) to Point B.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). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.188 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.211 degrees. |