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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings Landing
- 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:
- 43.259555, -124.226222
- 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
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since Kings Landing is near Curry County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Curry County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kings Landing ...
We found six communities that share the name Kings Landing.
Within Oregon, the name Kings Landing is unique.
Beyond Oregon, 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 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Landing that is located in Coos 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 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Landing that is located in Coos 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 2,666 miles [4,290.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Landing that is located in Coos 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 1,906 miles [3,067.4 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Landing that is located in Coos 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 2,545 miles [4,095.8 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Landing that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Kings Landing.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kings Landing that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Kings Landing.
- Alabama
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.
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Coos County
- Chrome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Crown Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Crown Point is located in Coos County
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Coos County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Libby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Overland
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Prosper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Kings Landing once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Landing and extending to:
- Coquille, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Kings Landing to Salem, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,849 miles [12,631.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 43.2596, Longitude: -124.2262 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 342.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.783 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.225 degrees. |