Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in King's Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King's Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for King's Landing
- 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 King's Landing:
- 32.255974, -87.081934
- 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 King's Landing
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since King's Landing is near Wilcox County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named King's Landing ...
We found six communities that share the name King's Landing.
Within Alabama, the name King's Landing is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This King's Landing is located in Calvert County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northeast of the King's Landing that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of King's Landing.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This King's Landing is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the King's Landing that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of King's Landing.
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This King's Landing is located in Berrien County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north of the King's Landing that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of King's Landing.
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This King's Landing is located in Pender County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the King's Landing that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of King's Landing.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of King's Landing [Coos County].
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This King's Landing is located in Fort Bend County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the King's Landing that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of King's Landing.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near King's Landing ...
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.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Casey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Elm Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dallas County
- Halls Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Kings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pinebelt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Hill Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Station
- Pleasant Hill Station is located in Dallas County
- Swink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Tasso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From King's Landing 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 King's Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in King's Landing and extending to:
- Selma, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from King's Landing to Selma, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for King's Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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- King's Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in King's Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2560, Longitude: -87.0819 In this case, the coordinates for King's Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about King's Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 King's Landing 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 313.757 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.207 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.667 degrees. |