Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsley
- 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 Kingsley:
- 45.341807, -121.1995
- 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 Kingsley
- 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 Wasco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wasco County
- Since Kingsley is near Jackson County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Sherman 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 Kingsley ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Kingsley.
Within Oregon, the name Kingsley is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Kingsley lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Wasco County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Kingsley is located in Delta County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Kingsley.
- Grand Traverse County
- This Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 1,728 miles [2,780.9 km] to the east of the Kingsley that is located in Wasco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Kingsley.
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kingsley [Saint Clair County].
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Kingsley lies 2,573 miles [4,140.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsley that is located in Wasco County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsley ...
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.
- Cherry Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Heights
- Cherry Heights is located in Wasco County
- Crates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Dike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - English ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Friend ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Friend is located in Wasco County
- Grass Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <5>
- Lockit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Pine Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
- Rice ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Wasco County
How Far From Kingsley 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 Kingsley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Kingsley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsley and extending to:
- The Dalles, which is the Seat of Wasco County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsley to The Dalles, 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 five to six hours.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,275 miles [3,661.3 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,902 miles [11,107.7 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 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3418, Longitude: -121.1995 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kingsley 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kingsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kingsley 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 339.814 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.077 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.177 degrees. |