Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kendrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kendrick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kendrick
- 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 Kendrick:
- 34.846189, -85.371348
- 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 Kendrick
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Kendrick is near Dade County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dade County
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kendrick ...
We found six communities that share the name Kendrick.
Within Georgia, the name Kendrick is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Idaho
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendrick ...
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.
- Cassandra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Eagle Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Frick Gap ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Hall Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Haysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Henrys ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jamesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Moons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Pond Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Spring
- Pond Spring is located in Walker County
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Walker County
- Shadynook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Kendrick 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 Kendrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Kendrick once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kendrick and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kendrick to LaFayette, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kendrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kendrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8462, Longitude: -85.3713 In this case, the coordinates for Kendrick 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kendrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kendrick 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 312.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.557 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.415 degrees. |