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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 Kenyonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenyonville 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 Kenyonville:
    • 41.929542, -72.082576
    • 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 Kenyonville
  • 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 Kenyonville ...

We found one communities that share the name Kenyonville.

Within Connecticut, the name Kenyonville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Kenyonville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • This Kenyonville is located in Orleans County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kenyonville that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Kenyonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenyonville ...

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.

  • Bedlam Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedlam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
    • Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
  • Chaplin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Globe Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Mechanicsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
  • Pomfret
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pomfret Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
    • Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
    • Roseland Park is located in Windham County
  • Stetson Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
    • Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wormwood Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
    • Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County

How Far From Kenyonville 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 Kenyonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kenyonville and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kenyonville to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,147 miles [6,673.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kenyonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Kenyonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenyonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9295, Longitude: -72.0826       In this case, the coordinates for Kenyonville 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>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 Kenyonville 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 304.649 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.257 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.245 degrees.









 

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