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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Landing 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 Kings Landing:
    • 42.158435, -70.766708
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kings Landing
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Kings Landing ...

We found six communities that share the name Kings Landing.

Within Massachusetts, the name Kings Landing is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Dallas County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Kings Landing.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Calvert County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Kings Landing.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Berrien County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west of the Kings Landing that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Kings Landing.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Pender County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Kings Landing.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kings Landing [Coos County].
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Kings Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings 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.

  • Clapps Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clapps Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
    • Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Plymouth County
  • Egypt Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
    • Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Ferry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Hill
    • Ferry Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • First Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
    • First Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Fourth Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Cliff
    • Fourth Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Greenbush
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
  • Little Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
    • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
  • Reeds Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
    • Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Sand Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
    • Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County
  • Sea View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
    • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
  • Second Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
    • Second Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Third Cliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff
    • Third Cliff is located in Plymouth County

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

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Landing to Plymouth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,081 miles [6,567.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1584, Longitude: -70.7667       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kings Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.831 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.374 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.543 degrees.




 

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