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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 Kinsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinsey 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 Kinsey:
    • 39.853945, -84.292722
    • 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 Kinsey
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Kinsey is near Miami County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Kinsey

Communities Also Named Kinsey ...

We found seven communities that are also named Kinsey.

Within Ohio, the name Kinsey is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kinsey [Henry County].
      • Houston County
      • This Kinsey is located in Houston County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<2> to the south of the Kinsey that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Kinsey.
    • Florida
      • Hardee County
      • This Kinsey is located in Hardee County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the south of the Kinsey that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Kinsey.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Kinsey is located in Kosciusko County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kinsey that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Kinsey.
    • Missouri
      • Sainte Genevieve County
      • This Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kinsey that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Kinsey.
    • Montana
      • Custer County
      • This Kinsey is located in Custer County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kinsey that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Kinsey.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Kinsey [Cherokee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinsey ...

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.

  • Airhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Airhill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
  • County Line ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • County Line is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
  • Deerpark Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
  • Frederick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Frederick is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Happy Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Happy Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corners
  • Hays Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hays Corner is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Corner
  • Little York
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Little York is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Pigeye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pigeye is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
  • Pinchtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pinchtown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchtown
  • Post Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Post Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
  • Sixmile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sixmile is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
  • Spanker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spanker is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Stillwater Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
    • Stringtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Stringtown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Swanktown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Swanktown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanktown
    • Trotwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kinsey and extending to:

  • Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Kinsey to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kinsey 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.
<2>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- Kinsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Kinsey 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 Kinsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8539, Longitude: -84.2927       In this case, the coordinates for Kinsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.288 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.59 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.577 degrees.