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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 Kingtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingtown 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 Kingtown:
- 40.240366, -77.075256
- 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 Kingtown
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Kingtown is near Perry County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Kingtown
Communities Also Named Kingtown ...
We found six communities that are also named Kingtown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Kingtown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Kingtown is located in Lauderdale County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingtown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Kingtown.
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- This Kingtown is located in Phillips County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingtown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Kingtown.
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Kingtown is located in Fannin County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kingtown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Kingtown.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Kingtown.
- Texas
- Nacogdoches County
- Although located in Nacogdoches County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Kingtown.
- Virginia
- Bristol City
- This Kingtown is located in Bristol City and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kingtown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Kingtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingtown ...
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.
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Drytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
- Hickorytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Holliday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Keystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kingwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Locust Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Peace Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
- Reservoir Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
- Rose Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Garden is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Shepherdstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Sporting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Sunnyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Williams Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Winding Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
- Winding Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill
How Far From Kingtown 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 Kingtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingtown and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingtown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south (S). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingtown) 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 Kingtown 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 Kingtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2404, Longitude: -77.0753 In this case, the coordinates for Kingtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.203 degrees. |
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