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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 Kings Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Mountain 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 Kings Mountain:
- 37.372578, -84.688000
- 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 Kings Mountain
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Kings Mountain is near Casey County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Casey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Kings Mountain
Communities Also Named Kings Mountain ...
We found two communities that are also named Kings Mountain.
Within Kentucky, the name Kings Mountain is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south of the Kings Mountain that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Kings Mountain.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kings Mountain that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Kings Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Mountain ...
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.
- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Lick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Boneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boneyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneyville
- Chicken Bristle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Clarence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Halls Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Miracle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miracle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Yosemite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Kings Mountain 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 Kings Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Mountain and extending to:
- Stanford, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Mountain to Stanford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 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 from Point A (ie- Kings Mountain) 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 Kings Mountain 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 Kings Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3726, Longitude: -84.6880 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.475 degrees. |
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