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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 Kingspoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingspoint 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 Kingspoint:
- 37.241536, -76.703568
- 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 Kingspoint
- 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 Kingspoint is near Williamsburg City and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Kingspoint
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingspoint ...
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.
- Charles Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Greensprings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greensprings is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hollybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hollybrook is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indigo Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
- James Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- James Terrace is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Terrace
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingswood is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Queens Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Queenswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queenswood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenswood
- Rich Neck Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
- Steeple Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeple Chase is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Kingspoint 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 Kingspoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingspoint and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kingspoint to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingspoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kingspoint 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 Kingspoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2415, Longitude: -76.7036 In this case, the coordinates for Kingspoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.791 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.073 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.204 degrees. |
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