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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 Kingtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingtown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 34.905363, -87.383077
    • 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 Kingtown
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Kingtown is near Lawrence County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Kingtown

Communities Also Named Kingtown ...

We found six communities that are also named Kingtown.

Within Alabama, the name Kingtown is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Kingtown is located in Phillips County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the west of the Kingtown that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Kingtown.
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Kingtown is located in Fannin County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kingtown that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Kingtown.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Kingtown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Kingtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Kingtown.
    • Texas
      • Nacogdoches County
      • Although located in Nacogdoches County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Kingtown.
    • Virginia
      • Bristol City
      • This Kingtown is located in Bristol City and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City 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.

  • Aqua Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aqua Vista is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
  • Atlas ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Big Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Oak is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Center Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Star is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Grassy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassy is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
  • Houstontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Houstontown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstontown
  • Hurricane ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Lock Three
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lock Three is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Three
  • Mitchelltown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchelltown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Moody Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moody Ford is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Ford
  • Palestine ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Palestine is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Peppertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Peppertown is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
    • Posey ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Posey is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Rascal Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
    • Rogersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Former name for Rogersville:
      • Rodgersville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
    • Romine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Romine is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Sweet Gum
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Gum is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum

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:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kingtown to Florence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9054, Longitude: -87.3831       In this case, the coordinates for Kingtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.11 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.98 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.234 degrees.