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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 Kinderlou, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinderlou 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 Kinderlou:
    • 30.801034, -83.367376
    • 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 Kinderlou
  • 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
    • Since Kinderlou is near Brooks County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Kinderlou

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinderlou ...

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.

  • Charter Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Eager
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eager is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eager
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gates ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gates is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lincoln Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Miami
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Little Miami is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Miami
  • Mineola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Pebblewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebblewood is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblewood
  • Provident
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Provident is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
  • Wood Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kinderlou and extending to:

  • Valdosta, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kinderlou to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Kinderlou) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kinderlou 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 Kinderlou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8010, Longitude: -83.3674       In this case, the coordinates for Kinderlou have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.518 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.417 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.589 degrees.