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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kingston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingston and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kingston:
    • 38.206859, -112.187408
    • 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 Kingston
  • 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 Kingston ...

We found 68 communities that share the name Kingston.

Within Utah, the name Kingston is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 50 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Kingston, we know of thirteen communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kingston [Autauga County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kingston is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kingston.
      • Talladega County
      • This Kingston is located in Talladega County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Kingston.
    • Arkansas
      • Madison County
      • This Kingston is located in Madison County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kingston.
      • Yell County
      • This Kingston is located in Yell County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Kingston.
    • California
      • Kings County
      • This Kingston is located in Kings County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Kingston.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Kingston is located in Bartow County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Kingston.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Kingston is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Kingston.
      • Richmond County
      • This Kingston is located in Richmond County and lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Kingston.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Kingston is located in Shoshone County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Kingston.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Kingston is located in Adams County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kingston.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Kingston is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kingston.
    • Indiana
      • Decatur County
      • This Kingston is located in Decatur County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Kingston.
    • Iowa
      • Decatur County
      • This Kingston is located in Decatur County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Kingston.
      • Des Moines County
      • This Kingston is located in Des Moines County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Des Moines County community of Kingston.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kingston [Labette County].
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kingston [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Kingston is located in Fayette County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingston.
      • Madison County
      • This Kingston is located in Madison County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kingston.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • This Kingston is located in De Soto Parish and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Kingston.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Kingston is located in Howard County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Kingston.
      • Somerset County
      • This Kingston is located in Somerset County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Kingston.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Kingston is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,154 miles [3,466.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Kingston.
      • Plymouth County
      • This Kingston is located in Plymouth County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Kingston.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Kingston is located in Tuscola County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Kingston.
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This Kingston is located in Meeker County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Kingston.
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Kingston is located in Adams County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kingston.
    • Missouri
      • Caldwell County
      • This Kingston is located in Caldwell County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Kingston.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kingston [Washington County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Kingston is located in Fergus County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the north of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Kingston.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Kingston.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Kingston [Churchill County].
      • Lander County
      • This Kingston is located in Lander County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Kingston.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Kingston lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Kingston is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Kingston.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Kingston is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Kingston.
    • New Mexico
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Kingston [Sierra County].
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Kingston is located in Ulster County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Kingston.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Kingston lies 2,979 miles [4,794.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Kingston lies 2,448 miles [3,939.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
    • Ohio
      • Ross County
      • This Kingston is located in Ross County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Kingston.
    • Oklahoma
      • Marshall County
      • This Kingston is located in Marshall County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Kingston.
    • Ontario
      • This Kingston lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Kingston is located in Linn County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Kingston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Kingston is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Kingston.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Kingston is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km] to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Kingston.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Kingston lies 2,517 miles [4,050.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Kingston is located in Washington County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Kingston.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Kingston is located in Roane County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Kingston.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Kingston is located in Hunt County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Kingston.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Kingston is located in Campbell County and lies 1,793 miles [2,885.6 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Kingston.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Kingston is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km] to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Kingston.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Kingston is located in Kitsap County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Kingston.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Kingston is located in Fayette County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<2> to the east of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingston.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Kingston is located in Green Lake County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kingston that is located in Piute County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Kingston.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Tasmania
      • Distance: 8,407 miles [13,529.8 km]<2> to the west southwest
      • - Victoria
      • Distance: 8,401 miles [13,520.1 km] to the west southwest
      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] to the west southwest
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km]<2> to the north northeast
    • England
      • - South Cambridgeshire
      • Distance: 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km]<2> to the northeast
      • - Caterbury
      • Distance: 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] to the northeast
      • - Purbeck
      • Distance: 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] to the northeast
      • - Isle of Wight
      • Distance: 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] to the northeast
      • - Devon
      • Distance: 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] to the northeast
    • Jamaica
      • Distance: 2,542 miles [4,091 km]<2> to the east southeast
    • Norfolk Island
      • Distance: 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km]<2> to the west southwest
    • New Zealand
      • - Otago
      • Distance: 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km]<2> to the southwest
      • - Wellington
      • Distance: 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] to the southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingston ...

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.

  • Antimony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bone Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Valley
    • Bone Valley is located in Garfield County
  • Circleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Piute County
  • Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees Spring ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lees Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Spring
    • Lees Spring is located in Beaver County
  • Marysvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
    • Marysvale is located in Piute County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <4>
  • Osiris ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osiris
    • Osiris is located in Garfield County
  • Spry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
    • Spry is located in Garfield County

How Far From Kingston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Kingston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingston and extending to:

  • Junction, which is the Seat of Piute County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Kingston to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<7>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,929 miles [12,760.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kingston 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2069, Longitude: -112.1874    
<3>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 Kingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Kingston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.89 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.225 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.096 degrees.









 

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