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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 Kenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenwood 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 Kenwood:
    • 33.511502, -84.436037
    • 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 Kenwood
  • 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 Kenwood ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Kenwood.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Kenwood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Muscogee County
      • This Kenwood is located in Muscogee County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Kenwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kenwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kenwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Kenwood is located in Conway County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Kenwood.
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Kenwood is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Kenwood.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Kenwood [Arapahoe County].
      • Fremont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fremont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Kenwood.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Kenwood is located in Champaign County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Kenwood.
      • Cook County
      • This Kenwood is located in Cook County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the north northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Kenwood.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Kenwood [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Kenwood is located in Crawford County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Kenwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Kenwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kenwood.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Kenwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Kenwood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Kenwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kenwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Kenwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Kenwood.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne 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 Michigan community of Kenwood [Wayne County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Kenwood [Hennepin County].
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Kenwood [Saint Louis County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington 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 Mississippi community of Kenwood [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Knox County
      • This Kenwood is located in Knox County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Kenwood.
      • Saint Louis County
      • Although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Kenwood.
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Kenwood [Lewis and Clark County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden 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 New Jersey community of Kenwood [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • This Kenwood is located in Albany County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Kenwood.
      • Madison County
      • This Kenwood is located in Madison County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the north northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Kenwood.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Kenwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Kenwood.
      • Harrison County
      • This Kenwood is located in Harrison County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the north northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Kenwood.
    • Oklahoma
      • Delaware County
      • This Kenwood is located in Delaware County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Kenwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Kenwood is located in Beaver County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Kenwood.
      • Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Kenwood [Bucks County].
      • Indiana County
      • This Kenwood is located in Indiana County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the north northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Kenwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Kenwood is located in Spartanburg County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Kenwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Kenwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kenwood.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Kenwood is located in Dallas County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Kenwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Kenwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Kenwood.
      • Hanover County
      • This Kenwood is located in Hanover County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Kenwood.
      • Hopewell City
      • This Kenwood is located in Hopewell City and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopewell City community of Kenwood.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Kenwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the northeast of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Kenwood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Kenwood is located in King County and lies 2,185 miles [3,516.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kenwood that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kenwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenwood ...

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.

  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
  • Dix - Leeson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix - Leeson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
    • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
  • Evans Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
  • Gamma
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • Gamma is located in Fayette County
  • Ginger Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
    • Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Graves Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
    • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
  • Hickory Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
  • Hopeful
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeful have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
    • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
  • Ponderosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
  • Quail Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Skylane Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylane Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
    • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Timberlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Timberlake is located in Clayton County

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Kenwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5115, Longitude: -84.4360       In this case, the coordinates for Kenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kenwood 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>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 Kenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kenwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.271 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.665 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.362 degrees.









 

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