Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kingsberry:
  • 34.809005, -82.576798
  • 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 Kingsberry

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Kingsberry is near Anderson County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Kingsberry

Communities Also Named Kingsberry ...

We found one communities that are also named Kingsberry.

Within South Carolina, the name Kingsberry is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Kingsberry in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Greensville County
    • This Kingsberry is located in Greensville County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsberry that is located in Pickens County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greensville County community of Kingsberry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsberry ...

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.

• Cherokee Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Heathwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heathwood is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
• Holly Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Longcreek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longcreek is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
• Marshall Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
• Pageland
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pageland is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
• Pickensville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
• Twinbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Twinbrook is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinbrook
• Vista Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vista Heights is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

• Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsberry to Pickens, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'