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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 Kingsberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsberry 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 Kingsberry:
    • 36.709316, -77.567204
    • 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 Kingsberry
  • 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 Kingsberry ...

We found one communities that share the name Kingsberry.

Within Virginia, the name Kingsberry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Kingsberry is located in Pickens County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingsberry that is located in Greensville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Kingsberry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsberry ...

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.

  • Cowie Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowie Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
    • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Green Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
    • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
  • Greenwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
    • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
  • James River Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
    • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
  • Lanes Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
    • Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Lincoln Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Moonlight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
    • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
  • Pleasant Shade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
    • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
  • Radium
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Skippers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights
    • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County

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

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

  • Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Kingsberry to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,710 miles [10,798.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingsberry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7093, Longitude: -77.5672       In this case, the coordinates for Kingsberry 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kingsberry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.31 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.585 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.738 degrees.









 

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