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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 Kings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings 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 Kings:
- 32.202060, -86.995664
- 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 Kings
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Kings is near Lowndes County and also Wilcox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox 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 Kings
Communities Also Named Kings ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Kings.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Kings.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Marengo County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kings [Marengo County].
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kings [Walker County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kings [Sevier County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Kings is located in Hillsborough County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Kings that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Kings.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kings [Newton County].
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Kings is located in Coles County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<3> to the north of the Kings that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Kings.
- Ogle County
- This Kings is located in Ogle County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km] to the north of the Kings that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Kings.
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Kings [Perry County].
- Kansas
- Labette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kings [Labette County].
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kings [Madison County].
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Kings [Ouachita Parish].
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This Kings is located in Warren County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<3> to the west of the Kings that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Kings.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kings [Saint Louis County].
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Kings is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Kings that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Kings.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kings [Athens County].
- Oregon
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kings [Linn County].
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Kings [Elk County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kings [Greenville County].
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kings [Pickens County].
- Wisconsin
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kings [Lincoln County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings ...
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 north)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Casey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elm Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Bluff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Bluff
- Farmersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Halls Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- King's Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- Pinebelt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pinebelt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebelt
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Swink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swink is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
How Far From Kings 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 Kings to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings and extending to:
- Selma, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kings to Selma, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 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 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,204 miles [8,375 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Kings could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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- Kings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kings 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 Kings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2021, Longitude: -86.9957 In this case, the coordinates for Kings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.136 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.644 degrees. |
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