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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 Still, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedy Still 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 Still:
- 30.544661, -82.887356
- 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 Still
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Kennedy Still is near Echols County and also Suwannee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Echols County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suwannee 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 Still
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy Still ...
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.
- Alexis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alexis is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Camps Still
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camps Still is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Still
- Cypress Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Hillcoat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillcoat is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcoat
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Potter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
- Purvis Still
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purvis Still is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Still
How Far From Kennedy Still 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 Still to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kennedy Still and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kennedy Still to Tallahassee, 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 5 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 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Kennedy Still) 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 Still 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 Still. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5447, Longitude: -82.8874 In this case, the coordinates for Kennedy Still have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.237 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.478 degrees. |
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