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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 Kingsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsburg 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 Kingsburg:
- 42.914442, -97.931181
- 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 Kingsburg
- 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 Bon Homme County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bon Homme County
- Since Kingsburg is near Knox County and also Charles Mix County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles Mix 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 Kingsburg
Communities Also Named Kingsburg ...
We found three communities that are also named Kingsburg.
Within South Dakota, the name Kingsburg is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Kingsburg is located in Fresno County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingsburg that is located in Bon Homme County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Kingsburg.
- Nova Scotia
- This Kingsburg lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsburg that is located in Bon Homme County.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Kingsburg is located in Florence County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kingsburg that is located in Bon Homme County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kingsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsburg ...
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.
- Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dukeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dukeville is located in Knox County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Jamesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Lesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Colony
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Holt County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Kingsburg 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 Kingsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsburg and extending to:
- Tyndall, which is the Seat of Bon Homme County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsburg to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsburg) 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 Kingsburg 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 Kingsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9144, Longitude: -97.9312 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.654 degrees. |
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