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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 Kennedyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedyville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kennedyville:
    • 39.305389, -75.994944
    • 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 Kennedyville
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Kennedyville is near Queen Anne's County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Kennedyville

Communities Also Named Kennedyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Kennedyville.

Within Maryland, the name Kennedyville is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Kennedyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Kennedyville is located in Pennington County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kennedyville that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Kennedyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedyville ...

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.

  • Bigwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bigwoods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
  • Deep Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Landing
  • Double Creek Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Double Creek Wood is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Creek Wood
  • Goose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goose Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
  • Harmony Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
  • Knocks Folly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Lynch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lynch is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Pheasantfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pheasantfield is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasantfield
  • Pine Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Cove is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
  • Robinson Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
  • Spry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spry Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry Landing
  • Still Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Still Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
  • Still Pond Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station

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

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

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kennedyville to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Kennedyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kennedyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennedyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3054, Longitude: -75.9949       In this case, the coordinates for Kennedyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.247 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.773 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.115 degrees.