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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kingsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsboro and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kingsboro:
- 32.708468, -84.869375
- 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 Kingsboro
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Kingsboro is near Muscogee County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Kingsboro
Communities Also Named Kingsboro ...
We found three communities that are also named Kingsboro.
Within Georgia, the name Kingsboro is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Kingsboro is located in Fulton County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingsboro that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Kingsboro.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe 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 North Carolina community of Kingsboro [Edgecombe County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Kingsboro lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingsboro that is located in Harris County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsboro ...
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.
- Champion Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Champion Crossroad is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Crossroad
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Gordydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mountain Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Mountainbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Mulberry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Oak Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Mountain is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
- Pine Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turntime Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
How Far From Kingsboro 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 Kingsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingsboro and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Kingsboro 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 611 miles [983.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kingsboro 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kingsboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7085, Longitude: -84.8694 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.798 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.716 degrees. |
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