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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:
    • 38.628175, -76.646628
    • 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 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Since Kings Landing is near Prince George's County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Landing

Communities Also Named Kings Landing ...

We found six communities that are also named Kings Landing.

Within Maryland, the name Kings Landing is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Dallas County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Kings Landing.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Landing that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Kings Landing.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Kings Landing is located in Berrien County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Calvert 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 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Calvert 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 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Calvert 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.

  • Deep Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Landing is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
  • Fox Den
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fox Den is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Meadows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Holland Glenn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holland Glenn is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Glenn
  • Hunting Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hunting Lake is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Lake
  • Huntingtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mill Seat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mill Seat is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat
  • New Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Enterprise is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Sandy Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
  • Shady Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shady Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
  • Sherbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherbert is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbert
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Smoky
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Smoky is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky
    • Stone Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stone Farm is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Farm
    • Twin Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Kings Landing 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 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:

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kings Landing to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6282, Longitude: -76.6466       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.677 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.156 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.655 degrees.