Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kingridge West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingridge West and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kingridge West

• 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 Kingridge West:
  • 34.092043, -84.550765
  • 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 Kingridge West

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Kingridge West is near Cobb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Kingridge West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingridge West ...

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.

• Cherokee Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Chestnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Creek View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Cross Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Falcon Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
• Independence Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
• Joshua Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
• Kings Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
• Land of Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
• Noonday
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Noonday is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
• Shadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
• Skyridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
  • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
• Woodwind Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

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

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingridge West to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'