Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsmill Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsmill Camp and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsmill Camp
- 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 Kingsmill Camp:
- 35.498656, -101.042652
- 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 Kingsmill Camp
- 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 Gray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gray County
- Since Kingsmill Camp is near Carson County and also Roberts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carson County
- eBird sighting report for Roberts 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsmill Camp ...
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.
- Back
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Electric City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
- Groom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
- Groom is located in Carson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <2>
- Heaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hoover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Kingsmill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Panhandle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
- Panhandle is located in Carson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panhandle <2>
- Rockledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Kingsmill Camp 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 Kingsmill Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kingsmill Camp and extending to:
- Pampa, which is the Seat of Gray County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsmill Camp to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingsmill Camp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsmill Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsmill Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4987, Longitude: -101.0427 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsmill Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kingsmill Camp to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.204 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.657 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.371 degrees. |