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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.
- 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:
- 42.043654, -86.397520
- 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Kings Landing is near Cass County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 Michigan, the name Kings Landing is unique.
Beyond Michigan, 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 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the south of the Kings Landing that is located in Berrien 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 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kings Landing that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Kings Landing.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Landing that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Kings Landing.
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- This Kings Landing is located in Pender County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kings Landing that is located in Berrien 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 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kings Landing that is located in Berrien 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.
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Fair Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Naomi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Oxbow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Pearl Grange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
- Shanghai Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Stevensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twelve Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Vineland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
How Far From Kings 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 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:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Kings Landing to Lansing, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 42.0437, Longitude: -86.3975 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 313.618 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.423 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.908 degrees. |
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