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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 Kinkora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinkora 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 Kinkora:
    • 40.117610, -74.755161
    • 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 Kinkora
  • 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Since Kinkora 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 Kinkora

Communities Also Named Kinkora ...

We found two communities that are also named Kinkora.

Within New Jersey, the name Kinkora is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Kinkora lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kinkora that is located in Burlington County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Kinkora lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kinkora that is located in Burlington County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinkora ...

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.

  • Birch Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Birch Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Valley
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Crabtree Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crabtree Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hollow
  • Dogwood Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Hollow
  • Elderberry Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderberry Pond is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderberry Pond
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Florence is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Florence Station is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Station
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Goldenridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Goldenridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenridge
  • Groveville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveville is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
  • Holly Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Mile Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oaktree Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaktree Hollow is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree Hollow
    • Parsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parsonville is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
    • Red Cedar Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Cedar Hill is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar Hill
    • Sharp
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sharp is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Thornridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornridge
    • Violet Wood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Violet Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Wood
    • Wheat Sheaf
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
    • White Horse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • White Horse is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • Will O Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Will O Wood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Will O Wood
    • Yellowood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Yellowood is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kinkora and extending to:

  • Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kinkora to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Kinkora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kinkora 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 Kinkora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1176, Longitude: -74.7552       In this case, the coordinates for Kinkora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.447 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.993 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.249 degrees.