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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 Kingtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingtown 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 Kingtown:
- 34.975914, -84.377979
- 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 Kingtown
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Kingtown is near Polk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Kingtown
Communities Also Named Kingtown ...
We found six communities that are also named Kingtown.
Within Georgia, the name Kingtown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Kingtown is located in Lauderdale County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west of the Kingtown that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Kingtown.
- Arkansas
- Phillips County
- This Kingtown is located in Phillips County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Kingtown that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Kingtown.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Kingtown is located in Hunterdon County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Kingtown.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Kingtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Kingtown.
- Texas
- Nacogdoches County
- Although located in Nacogdoches County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Kingtown.
- Virginia
- Bristol City
- This Kingtown is located in Bristol City and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kingtown that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Kingtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingtown ...
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.
- Belltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belltown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Chanceytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Chestnut Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Copperhill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ducktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy Creek is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Hothouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Jonestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Pierceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Kingtown 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 Kingtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingtown and extending to:
- Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Kingtown to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Kingtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kingtown 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 Kingtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9759, Longitude: -84.3780 In this case, the coordinates for Kingtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.293 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.895 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.979 degrees. |
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