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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 Kenmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenmore 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 Kenmore:
    • 39.692611, -75.867163
    • 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 Kenmore
  • 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 Kenmore ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Kenmore.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Kenmore.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Kenmore [Prince George's County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Kenmore.
    • Indiana
      • Delaware 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 Indiana community of Kenmore [Delaware County].
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Kenmore is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Kenmore that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Kenmore.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Kenmore [Suffolk County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Kenmore is located in Erie County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Kenmore that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Kenmore.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Kenmore is located in Wake County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Kenmore that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Kenmore.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This Kenmore is located in Summit County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Kenmore that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Kenmore.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Kenmore.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Kenmore is located in Fairfax County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Kenmore that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Kenmore.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Kenmore is located in King County and lies 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Kenmore that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kenmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenmore ...

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.

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Bank is located in Cecil County
  • Blake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
  • Blue Ball Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ball Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
  • Blueball
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
  • Boomdecker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boomdecker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
  • Boot Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boot Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
    • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Cherry Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
    • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
  • Elk Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
    • Elk Mills is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mills <5>
  • Everbreeze
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everbreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
    • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxcatcher at Fair Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
      • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Franklin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Glen Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Farms
      • Glen Farms is located in Cecil County
    • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
      • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Grand Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadows
      • Grand Meadows is located in Cecil County
    • Greenridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
      • Greenridge is located in Cecil County
    • Highpoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
      • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
    • Hillcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Hillcrest is located in Cecil County
    • Lewisville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
      • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Ponds Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponds Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
    • Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
    • Springlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
      • Springlawn is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Union Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 59 miles [95 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kenmore to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 Kenmore 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>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 Kenmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kenmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6926, Longitude: -75.8672       In this case, the coordinates for Kenmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kenmore 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 307.141 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.713 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.903 degrees.









 

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