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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 Kingswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingswood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kingswood:
    • 33.929838, -83.452661
    • 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 Kingswood
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Kingswood is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Kingswood

Communities Also Named Kingswood ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Kingswood.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Kingswood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Bulloch County
      • This Kingswood is located in Bulloch County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Kingswood.
    • Fayette County
      • This Kingswood is located in Fayette County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kingswood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Kingswood is located in Elmore County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Kingswood.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Kingswood is located in Breckinridge County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Kingswood.
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Kingswood is located in Orleans Parish and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Kingswood.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Kingswood is located in Harford County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Kingswood.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden 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 New Jersey community of Kingswood [Camden County].
      • Hunterdon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Kingswood [Hunterdon County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Kingswood [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Kingswood is located in Henderson County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Kingswood.
      • Iredell County
      • This Kingswood is located in Iredell County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Kingswood.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Kingswood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Kingswood.
      • Union County
      • This Kingswood is located in Union County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Kingswood.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Kingswood is located in Horry County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Kingswood.
      • Richland County
      • This Kingswood is located in Richland County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Kingswood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Kingswood is located in Hamblen County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the north of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Kingswood.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Kingswood is located in Dallas County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Kingswood.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Kingswood is located in James City County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Kingswood.
      • Nelson County
      • This Kingswood is located in Nelson County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the northeast of the Kingswood that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Kingswood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingswood ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Crystal Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Deerbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Elder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Fieldstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jennings Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • McNutt Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Quailwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ramble Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Tanglebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • Windy Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
    • Windy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingswood and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kingswood to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kingswood) 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 Kingswood 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 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 Kingswood 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 Kingswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9298, Longitude: -83.4527       In this case, the coordinates for Kingswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.713 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.08 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.877 degrees.