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Communities Also Named Kings Point ...
We found nine communities that share the name Kings Point.
Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Kings Point is unique.
Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Kings Point.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Kings Point is located in Douglas County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Kings Point.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Kings Point.
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This Kings Point is located in Dade County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Kings Point.
- Montana
- Lake County
- This Kings Point is located in Lake County and lies 2,579 miles [4,150.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Kings Point.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Kings Point is located in Nassau County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Kings Point.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Kings Point is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Kings Point.
- Virginia
- James City 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 Virginia community of Kings Point [James City County].
- Suffolk City
- This Kings Point is located in Suffolk City and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Kings Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Point ...
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.
- Coffee Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cove
- Little Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Wards Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Wards Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wards Harbour
- Lower Wolf Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Wolf Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wolf Cove
- Middle Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nickey's Nose Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickey's Nose Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickey's Nose Cove
- Rattling Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shoal Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Arm
- Silverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Winterhouse Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterhouse Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhouse Cove
How Far From Kings Point 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 town such as Kings Point to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Point and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kings Point to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 54 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,233 miles [5,203 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.5833, Longitude: -56.1833 |
| <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 Kings Point 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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kings Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 292.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 288.569 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 288.102 degrees. |
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