Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kingsleys Corners:
  • 41.260331, -82.022365
  • 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 Kingsleys Corners

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Kingsleys Corners is near Medina County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Kingsleys Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsleys Corners ...

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.

• Coonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Coonville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
• Fields
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Franks Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franks Corner is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
• Hardscrabble
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Lester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Mallet Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
• Nickelplate ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
• Pheasant Run Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
• Pliny ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pliny is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
• Valley City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Valley City is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley City <1>
• Valley City Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station

How Far From Kingsleys Corners 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 community such as Kingsleys Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsleys Corners to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'