Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kennard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kennard
- 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 Kennard:
- 39.905306, -85.522102
- 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 Kennard
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Kennard is near Hancock County and also Kosciusko County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- eBird sighting report for Kosciusko 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 Kennard ...
We found six communities that share the name Kennard.
Within Indiana, the name Kennard is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennard ...
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.
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Knightstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
- Knightstown is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <4>
- Maple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Mount Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
- Mount Summit is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Summit <4>
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
- Raysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Spiceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
- Spiceland is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <4>
- Stone Quarry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Quarry Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Quarry Mills
- Stone Quarry Mills is located in Henry County
- Sulphur Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
- Sulphur Spring is located in Rush County
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Willow Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
How Far From Kennard 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 town such as Kennard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kennard and extending to:
- New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kennard to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kennard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.net/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kennard 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. |
| <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- Kennard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9053, Longitude: -85.5221 In this case, the coordinates for Kennard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kennard 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 313.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.49 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.13 degrees. |