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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 Kimberly Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly Estates 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 Kimberly Estates:
    • 38.367900, -77.570400
    • 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 Kimberly Estates
  • 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 Kimberly Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Kimberly Estates.

Within Virginia, the name Kimberly Estates is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Kimberly Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Kimberly Estates is located in Orange County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kimberly Estates that is located in Stafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Kimberly Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly Estates ...

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.

  • England Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
    • England Run is located in Stafford County
  • English Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
    • English Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Heartland Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
    • Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Holly Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
    • Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Holly Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
    • Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
  • Mine Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
    • Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Old Banks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
    • Old Banks is located in Stafford County
  • Peach Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
    • Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
  • Scenic Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
    • Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Summerset Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
    • Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Walnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County

How Far From Kimberly Estates 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 Kimberly Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberly Estates to Stafford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Kimberly Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kimberly Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3679, Longitude: -77.5704       In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly Estates 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 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 Kimberly Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.234 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.75 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.138 degrees.









 

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