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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 Kemp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kemp 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 Kemp:
    • 34.362600, -83.814068
    • 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 Kemp
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Kemp is near Banks County and also Lumpkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Banks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin 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 Kemp

Communities Also Named Kemp ...

We found nine communities that are also named Kemp.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Kemp.

Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Emanuel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kemp [Emanuel County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita 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 Arkansas community of Kemp [Ouachita County].
    • Illinois
      • Douglas County
      • This Kemp is located in Douglas County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Kemp that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Kemp.
    • Kentucky
      • Adair County
      • This Kemp is located in Adair County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Kemp that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Kemp.
    • Nebraska
      • Morrill County
      • This Kemp is located in Morrill County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Kemp that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrill County community of Kemp.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo 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 New Mexico community of Kemp [Bernalillo County].
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Kemp is located in Allen County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<3> to the north of the Kemp that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Kemp.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Kemp is located in Bryan County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<3> to the west of the Kemp that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Kemp.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • This Kemp is located in Kaufman County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<3> to the west of the Kemp that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Kemp.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kemp ...

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.

  • Beaver Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
  • Blueberry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cherokee Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
  • Destitute Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Happy Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Lake Watch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
  • Pine Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pine Point is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quiet Place in the Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • River Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • River Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverbend is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Shady Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Shamrock Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights

How Far From Kemp 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 Kemp to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kemp and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kemp to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kemp 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.
<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 Kemp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kemp) 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 Kemp 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 Kemp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3626, Longitude: -83.8141       In this case, the coordinates for Kemp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.939 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.402 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.909 degrees.