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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kingsberry

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kingsberry

• 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
  • Since Kingsberry is near Emporia City and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Emporia City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Kingsberry

Communities Also Named Kingsberry ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Cowie Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowie Corner
• Green Plain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
• Greenwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• James River Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
• Lanes Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
• Lincoln Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Moonlight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moonlight is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
• Pleasant Shade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
• Radium
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
• Skippers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Skippers is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skippers <2>
• Walnut Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Walnut Heights is located in Greensville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Heights

How Far From Kingsberry 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'