Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kenawood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenawood and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kenawood

• 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 Kenawood:
  • 38.058411, -84.451604
  • 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 Kenawood

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Kenawood is near Jessamine County and also Bourbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon 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 Kenawood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenawood ...

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.

• Chevy Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Deep Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Elkhorn Parks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elkhorn Parks is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Parks
• Fairway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairway is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
• Hermitage Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hermitage Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
• Idle Hour
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Idle Hour is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Hour
• Liberty Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Pine Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
• Rockwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rockwood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Sandersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandersville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
• Shadeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shadeland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kenawood and extending to:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kenawood to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'