Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsbury
- 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:
- 38.977130, -119.906847
- 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 Kingsbury
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Kingsbury is near El Dorado County and also Alpine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- eBird sighting report for Alpine 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 Kingsbury ...
We found ten communities that share the name Kingsbury.
Within Nevada, the name Kingsbury is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Maine
- New York
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Kingsbury is located in Meigs County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsbury that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Kingsbury.
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Kingsbury.
- Quebec
- This Kingsbury lies 2,445 miles [3,934.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsbury that is located in Douglas County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsbury ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Elk Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hobart ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Round Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Round Hill is located in Douglas County
- Skyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Skyland is located in Douglas County
- Summit Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County
- Walleys Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Zephyr Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
- Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <5>
How Far From Kingsbury 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsbury 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsbury to Carson City, with an average speed<6> 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 2,280 miles [3,669.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,057 miles [12,966.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Kingsbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9771, Longitude: -119.9068 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Kingsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Kingsbury 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. |
| <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 Kingsbury 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 338.225 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.844 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.618 degrees. |