Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Kings Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Point
- 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 Point:
- 36.774872, -76.616342
- 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 Kings Point
- 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 Kings Point ...
We found nine communities that share the name Kings Point.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Kings Point.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- James City 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 Virginia community of Kings Point [James City County].
- James City County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Kings Point.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Kings Point is located in Douglas County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Kings Point.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Kings Point.
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This Kings Point is located in Dade County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Kings Point.
- Montana
- Lake County
- This Kings Point is located in Lake County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<2> to the northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Kings Point.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Kings Point is located in Nassau County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the north northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Kings Point.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Kings Point lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<2> to the northeast.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Kings Point is located in Hamilton County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Kings Point.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Point ...
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.
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Elephant Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Fork
- Elephant Fork is located in Suffolk City
- Holland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
- Kings Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Kings Crossing is located in Suffolk City
- Kings Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
- Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
- Kingsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City
- Providence Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church
- Providence Church is located in Suffolk City
- Red Top
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City
How Far From Kings Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Point and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Point to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,545 miles [7,314.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 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 Point 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 . 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7749, Longitude: -76.6163 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.341 degrees. |