Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kings Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Forest
- 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 Forest:
- 33.582889, -84.445205
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kings Forest
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Kings Forest is near Fulton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kings Forest ...
We found six communities that share the name Kings Forest.
Within Georgia, the name Kings Forest is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Kings Forest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kings Forest that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Kings Forest.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Kings Forest is located in Essex County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Forest that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Kings Forest.
- Ontario
- This Kings Forest lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kings Forest that is located in Clayton County.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Kings Forest is located in Harris County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Forest that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Kings Forest.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Forest that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Kings Forest.
- Roanoke County
- This Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast of the Kings Forest that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Kings Forest.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Forest ...
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 Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Brandy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
- Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
- Castlegate
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Cheeko Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeko Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
- Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
- Dix - Leeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix - Leeson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Evans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Frog Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Hollydale
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
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- Limetree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Malibu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Skylane Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylane Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Twin Creeks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
- Limetree
How Far From Kings Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Forest and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Kings Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5829, Longitude: -84.4452 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Kings Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |