Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 View:
  • 32.884027, -83.566565
  • 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 Kings View

• 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Since Kings View is near Bibb County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Kings View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings View ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
• Cross Keys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Crystal Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Groveland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Groveland is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
• Heritage Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
• Kings Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kings Park is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
• Lake Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Mogul
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mogul is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
  • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Wood Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wood Valley is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kings View to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 552 miles [888.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'