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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 Kings Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Corner 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 Kings Corner:
- 37.400702, -76.873574
- 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 Kings Corner
- 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 James City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
- Since Kings Corner is near New Kent County and also Charles City County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City 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 Kings Corner
Communities Also Named Kings Corner ...
We found six communities that are also named Kings Corner.
Within Virginia, the name Kings Corner is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Kings Corner is located in Larimer County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kings Corner that is located in James City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Kings Corner.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Kings Corner is located in Hartford County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Corner that is located in James City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Kings Corner.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Kings Corner is located in Canyon County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kings Corner that is located in James City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Kings Corner.
- Michigan
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kings Corner [Mason County].
- Montcalm County
- This Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kings Corner that is located in James City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Kings Corner.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Kings Corner is located in Panola County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west of the Kings Corner that is located in James City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Kings Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Corner ...
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.
- Adams Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Hunt is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Hunt
- Brickyard Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Landing is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Camelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Chickahominy Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chickahominy Haven is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Haven
- Chickahominy Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chickahominy Shores is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Shores
- Croaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Croaker is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croaker
- Forest Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Ridge is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Holly Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
- Hunters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Creek is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lightfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Longhill Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longhill Gate is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhill Gate
- Middle Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Plantation is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Plantation
- Plum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Rustic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Slaterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slaterville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
How Far From Kings Corner 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 community such as Kings Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Corner and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kings Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kings Corner 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kings Corner 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 Kings Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4007, Longitude: -76.8736 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.199 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.213 degrees. |
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