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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 Kingsgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsgate 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 Kingsgate:
- 34.882062, -82.320395
- 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 Kingsgate
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Kingsgate is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Kingsgate
Communities Also Named Kingsgate ...
We found six communities that are also named Kingsgate.
Within South Carolina, the name Kingsgate is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Kingsgate is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kingsgate that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Kingsgate.
- British Columbia
- This Kingsgate lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingsgate that is located in Greenville County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Kingsgate [Hamilton County].
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Kingsgate is located in Knox County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingsgate that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Kingsgate.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Kingsgate is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kingsgate that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Kingsgate.
- Washington
- King County
- This Kingsgate is located in King County and lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingsgate that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kingsgate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsgate ...
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 northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Mountain Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pine Knott Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Silver Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Spring Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Kingsgate 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 Kingsgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsgate and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsgate to Columbia, 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 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Kingsgate 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> | 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 Kingsgate 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 Kingsgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8821, Longitude: -82.3204 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.076 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.182 degrees. |
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