Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kennedy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kennedy
- 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:
- 38.081442, -86.922494
- 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 Kennedy
- 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Since Kennedy is near Perry County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Dubois 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 Kennedy ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Kennedy.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Kennedy.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- California
- Georgia
- Brooks 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 Georgia community of Kennedy [Brooks County].
- Cobb County
- This Kennedy is located in Cobb County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Kennedy that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Kennedy.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Kennedy is located in Christian County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Kennedy that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Kennedy.
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kennedy [Hancock County].
- Michigan
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kennedy [Cass County].
- Mackinac 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 Michigan community of Kennedy [Mackinac County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kennedy.
- Santa Fe County
- This Kennedy is located in Santa Fe County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<2> to the west of the Kennedy that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Kennedy.
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Kennedy [Allegheny County].
- Tioga County
- This Kennedy is located in Tioga County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kennedy that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Kennedy.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kennedy lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kennedy that is located in Spencer County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy ...
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.
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Spencer County
- Clay City
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Spencer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Liberal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lincoln City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Lincoln City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <5>
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariah Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariah Hill
- Mariah Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariah Hill <5>
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Pigeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rockport Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Santa Claus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <5>
How Far From Kennedy 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 Kennedy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kennedy and extending to:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kennedy to Rockport, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kennedy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Kennedy 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Kennedy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennedy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0814, Longitude: -86.9225 In this case, the coordinates for Kennedy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kennedy, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.943 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.231 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.273 degrees. |