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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 Kentmore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kentmore Park 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 Kentmore Park:
    • 39.366501, -75.967444
    • 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 Kentmore Park
  • 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 Kentmore Park is near Cecil County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Kentmore Park

Communities Also Named Kentmore Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Kentmore Park.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Kentmore Park.

Beyond Maryland.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Cecil County
      • This Kentmore Park is located in Cecil County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kentmore Park that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Kentmore Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentmore Park ...

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.

  • Dogwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
  • Earleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Galena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gregg Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
  • Harmony Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
  • Irelands Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
  • John Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • John Town is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
  • Kennedyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Knocks Folly
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
    • Locust Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Robinson Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Still Pond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Still Pond Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station
    • Sunset Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point

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

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

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kentmore Park to Chestertown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kentmore Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Kentmore Park 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 Kentmore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3665, Longitude: -75.9674       In this case, the coordinates for Kentmore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.226 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.758 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.078 degrees.