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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 Kennedy Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedy Park 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 Kennedy Park:
- 33.218174, -87.511116
- 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 Kennedy Park
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Kennedy Park is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Kennedy Park
Communities Also Named Kennedy Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Kennedy Park.
Within Alabama, the name Kennedy Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Kennedy Park.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Kennedy Park is located in Florence County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the east of the Kennedy Park that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kennedy Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy Park ...
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.
- Box Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Covey Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Dearing Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Echo Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
- Elm Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elm Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Fairway Drive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Guilds Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- High Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynn Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Meadow Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Warrior Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Wood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Woodland Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
How Far From Kennedy Park 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 Kennedy Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kennedy Park and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kennedy Park to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Kennedy Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Kennedy Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kennedy Park 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 Kennedy Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2182, Longitude: -87.5111 In this case, the coordinates for Kennedy Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.644 degrees. |
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