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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 Kingdom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingdom 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 Kingdom:
- 42.928960, -74.975711
- 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 Kingdom
- 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 Herkimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
- Since Kingdom is near Otsego County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Kingdom
Communities Also Named Kingdom ...
We found two communities that are also named Kingdom.
There is one other community in New York that is also named Kingdom.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Kingdom in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Onondaga County
- This Kingdom is located in Onondaga County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west of the Kingdom that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Kingdom.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Kingdom is located in Lee County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west of the Kingdom that is located in Herkimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Kingdom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingdom ...
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.
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Days Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Days Rock is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Rock
- Deck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deck is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
- Edicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edicks is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Getman Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Getman Corners is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getman Corners
- Jordanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paines Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Spinnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spinnerville is located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerville
How Far From Kingdom 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 Kingdom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingdom and extending to:
- Herkimer, which is the Seat of Herkimer County, lies just to the North.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingdom to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingdom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kingdom 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 Kingdom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9290, Longitude: -74.9757 In this case, the coordinates for Kingdom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.282 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.092 degrees. |
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