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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 Knights Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knights Landing 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 Knights Landing:
- 33.563447, -83.928797
- 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 Knights Landing
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Knights Landing is near Rockdale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Knights Landing
Communities Also Named Knights Landing ...
We found three communities that are also named Knights Landing.
Within Georgia, the name Knights Landing is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Yolo County
- This Knights Landing is located in Yolo County and lies 2,121 miles [3,413.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Knights Landing that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Knights Landing.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Knights Landing is located in Hillsborough County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Knights Landing that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Knights Landing.
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knights Landing that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Knights Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knights Landing ...
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.
- Abide Awhile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Forest Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Forest Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Fox Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Hidden Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
- Plum Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Orchard is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Porterdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River North
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Rogers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Shoal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Slades Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slades Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Knights Landing 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 Knights Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knights Landing and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Knights Landing to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 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- Knights Landing) 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 Knights Landing 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 Knights Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5634, Longitude: -83.9288 In this case, the coordinates for Knights Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.977 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.153 degrees. |
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