Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kingsbury Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsbury Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsbury Village

• 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 Kingsbury Village:
  • 38.985464, -119.892680
  • 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 Kingsbury Village

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Kingsbury Village is near El Dorado County and also Carson City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carson City

• 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 Kingsbury Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsbury Village ...

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.

• Bijou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
• Elk Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elk Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
• Hobart ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hobart is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Kingsbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Round Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Round Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Skyland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Skyland is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
• Summit Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
• Walleys Hot Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
• Zephyr Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingsbury Village and extending to:

• Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsbury Village to Carson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,056 miles [12,964.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'