Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsmill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsmill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsmill
- 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:
- 35.488379, -101.059597
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Kingsmill ...
We found one communities that share the name Kingsmill.
Within Texas, the name Kingsmill is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Kingsmill in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Kingsmill lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingsmill that is located in Gray County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsmill ...
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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
- Groom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Heaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hoover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Kingsmill Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill Camp
- Kingsmill Camp is located in Gray County
- Lark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Panhandle
(20 miles [32.2 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 <3>
- Rockledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Kingsmill 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 Kingsmill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Kingsmill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsmill 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]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsmill to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 1,338 miles [2,153.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4884, Longitude: -101.0596 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsmill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kingsmill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.668 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.38 degrees. |