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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 Kensington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kensington Park 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 Kensington Park:
    • 32.023544, -81.101779
    • 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 Kensington 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since Kensington Park is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Kensington Park

Communities Also Named Kensington Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Kensington Park.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Kensington Park.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Glynn County
      • This Kensington Park is located in Glynn County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kensington Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Kensington Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kensington Park [San Diego County].
    • Florida
      • Sarasota County
      • This Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kensington Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Kensington Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kensington 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.

  • Bona Bella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Carver Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Cedar Hammock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cresthill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cresthill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
  • Fleetwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Florida Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
  • Gordonston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonston is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Groveland is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Isle of Armstrong
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
    • Isle of Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Kings Wood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
    • Liberty City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Magnolia Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Pine Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Gardens is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
    • Rivers End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rose Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Sackville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sackville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Sunset Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Thunderbolt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Union Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Victory Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kensington Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kensington Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Kensington 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.
<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 Kensington 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 Kensington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0235, Longitude: -81.1018       In this case, the coordinates for Kensington Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.317 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.203 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.491 degrees.