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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Forest 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 Kings Forest:
    • 37.427093, -77.508042
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Since Kings Forest is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Forest

Communities Also Named Kings Forest ...

We found six communities that are also named Kings Forest.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Kings Forest.

Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Roanoke County
      • This Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west of the Kings Forest that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Kings Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kings Forest that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Kings Forest.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Kings Forest is located in Clayton County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Forest that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Kings Forest.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Kings Forest is located in Essex County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Forest that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Kings Forest.
    • Ontario
      • This Kings Forest lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kings Forest that is located in Chesterfield County.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Kings Forest is located in Harris County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Forest that is located in Chesterfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Kings Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Forest ...

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.

  • Cedar Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Farm is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farm
  • Cherry Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
  • Chestnut Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chimney Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chimney Corner is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Courthouse Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Courthouse Green is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Green
  • Crescent Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Fairpines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairpines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpines
  • Fawnbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fawnbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnbrook
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Land O'Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Land O'Pines is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Pines
  • Lost Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Forest is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Forest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pebble Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pebble Spring is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Spring
    • Piney Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Piney Knolls is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knolls
    • Quail Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Kings Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Kings Forest to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Kings Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4271, Longitude: -77.5080       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.245 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.619 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.458 degrees.