Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kings Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Park
- 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 Park:
- 32.845416, -83.552678
- 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 Park
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Kings Park is near Jones County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Twiggs 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 Park ...
We found eight communities that share the name Kings Park.
Within Georgia, the name Kings Park is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kings 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 California community of Kings Park [Kings County].
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Kings Park is located in Will County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Kings Park that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Kings Park.
- Manitoba
- This Kings Park lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Kings Park that is located in Bibb County.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Kings Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kings Park that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Kings Park.
- Minnesota
- Olmsted 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 Minnesota community of Kings Park [Olmsted County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Kings Park is located in Suffolk County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kings Park that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Kings Park.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Kings Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Kings Park that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Kings Park.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Kings Park is located in Fairfax County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Kings Park that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Kings Park.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Park ...
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.
- Bridgeman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Kings View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
- Kings View is located in Jones County
- Lake Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
- Mogul
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
How Far From Kings Park 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 Kings Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Park and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kings Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kings Park 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kings Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8454, Longitude: -83.5527 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Kings Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.946 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.183 degrees. |