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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kenyonville
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since Kenyonville is near Tolland County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Kenyonville
Communities Also Named Kenyonville ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Chaplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Globe Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomfret Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseland Park is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
- Stetson Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wormwood Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
How Far From Kenyonville 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenyonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kenyonville 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.245 degrees. |
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