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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 Kingsridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingsridge 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 Kingsridge:
- 33.481225, -84.611875
- 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 Kingsridge
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Kingsridge is near Coweta County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Kingsridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingsridge ...
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.
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Cobblestone Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Golfview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golfview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Graceland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graceland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Green Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greensway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
- Groveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Heritage Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Lees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Magnolia Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
- Major
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Major is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Peachtree City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Ridgelake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shake Rag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Shoal Creek Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
- Spooner Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
- Stop
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Windsong
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windsong is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
- Wisdom Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
How Far From Kingsridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kingsridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kingsridge and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingsridge to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 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 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Kingsridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kingsridge 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 Kingsridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4812, Longitude: -84.6119 In this case, the coordinates for Kingsridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.373 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.778 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.438 degrees. |
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