Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kings Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Point
- 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 Point:
- 33.666221, -84.779936
- 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 Point
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Kings Point is near Fulton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Point ...
We found nine communities that share the name Kings Point.
Within Georgia, the name Kings Point is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Kings Point is located in Palm Beach County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Kings Point.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Kings Point.
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This Kings Point is located in Dade County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Kings Point.
- Montana
- Lake County
- This Kings Point is located in Lake County and lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Kings Point.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Kings Point is located in Nassau County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Kings Point.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Kings Point lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Kings Point is located in Hamilton County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Kings Point.
- Virginia
- James City County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kings Point [James City County].
- Suffolk City
- This Kings Point is located in Suffolk City and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Point that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Kings Point.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Point ...
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.
- Bent Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Bright Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Douglas County
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
- Creek Indian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Indian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
- Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
- Doublegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublegate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
- Doublegate is located in Douglas County
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Executive Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
- Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
- Gregory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
- Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
- Heritage Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
- Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
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- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
- Pumpkintown Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkintown Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
- Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
- Rivertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Springwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
- Sweetwater Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff
- Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
- Orchard Park
How Far From Kings Point 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Point and extending to:
- Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Point to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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 Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6662, Longitude: -84.7799 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kings Point 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.927 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.46 degrees. |