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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 Kingsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsville 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 Kingsville:
- 27.515713, -97.856151
- 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 Kingsville
- 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 Kleberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kleberg County
- Since Kingsville is near Nueces County and also Jim Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells 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 Kingsville
Communities Also Named Kingsville ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Kingsville.
Within Texas, the name Kingsville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kingsville [Randolph County].
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Kingsville is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Kingsville.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kingsville [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kingsville [Lincoln County].
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Kingsville is located in Rapides Parish and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Kingsville.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Kingsville is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Kingsville.
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Kingsville is located in Johnson County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Kingsville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Kingsville lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Kingsville.
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kingsville [Montgomery County].
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Kingsville.
- Ontario
- This Kingsville lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Kingsville is located in Clarion County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Kingsville.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kingsville [Richland County].
- Virginia
- Prince Edward County
- This Kingsville is located in Prince Edward County and lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward County community of Kingsville.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Kingsville is located in Randolph County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kingsville that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Kingsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsville ...
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.
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluntzer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coyote Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coyote Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Acres
- Coyote Acres has also been known as:
- Coyote Acres Colonia
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flour Bluff Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
- Meadow Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Meadow Ridge has also been known as:
- Meadow Ridge Colonia
- Robstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Place is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Place
- Victory Place has also been known as:
- Victory Place Colonia
- Violet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Kingsville 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 city such as Kingsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsville and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsville to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,431 miles [2,303 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,024 miles [12,913.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kingsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kingsville 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kingsville 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 Kingsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.5157, Longitude: -97.8562 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.829 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.687 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.555 degrees. |
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