Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Kingtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kingtown
- 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 Kingtown:
- 36.602329, -82.167355
- 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 Kingtown
- 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 Kingtown ...
We found six communities that share the name Kingtown.
Within Virginia, the name Kingtown is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Nacogdoches County
- Although located in Nacogdoches County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Kingtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingtown ...
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 Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Edgefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Horizon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
- Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
- Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Malcolm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Meadow Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
- Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
- Paperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Redstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shakesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
- Shakesville is located in Washington County
- Spring Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Bristol City
- Sugarville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Sugarville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Virginia Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Virginia Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City
- Shakesville
How Far From Kingtown 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 Kingtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingtown and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingtown to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kingtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kingtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6023, Longitude: -82.1674 In this case, the coordinates for Kingtown 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> | 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 Kingtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.645 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.629 degrees. |