Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in King Creek Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King Creek Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for King Creek 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 King Creek Landing:
  • 32.920993, -81.482608
  • 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 King Creek 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 Allendale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
  • Since King Creek Landing is near Screven County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 King Creek Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near King Creek 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.

• Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Hills Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Store is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• Hilltonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
• Little Hell Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martin is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Millett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Millett is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
• Red Bluff Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bluff Landing is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
• Rock Fence Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Fence Crossroads is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Crossroads
• Stoney Bluff Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry
• Woods Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in King Creek Landing and extending to:

• Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from King Creek Landing to Allendale, 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'