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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 Kennard Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennard Corner 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 Kennard Corner:
- 43.126754, -70.796444
- 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 Kennard Corner
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Kennard Corner is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Kennard Corner
Communities Also Named Kennard Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Kennard Corner.
Within Maine, the name Kennard Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Kennard Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Kennard Corner is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,463 miles [3,963.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kennard Corner that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Kennard Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennard Corner ...
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.
- Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Christian Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
- Cider Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cider Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Great Works
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Great Works is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Green Acre
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Acre is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Maplehaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
- Rosemary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosemary is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Shepherds Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherds Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill
How Far From Kennard Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kennard Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kennard Corner and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kennard Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,049 miles [6,516.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kennard Corner) 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 Kennard Corner 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 Kennard Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1268, Longitude: -70.7964 In this case, the coordinates for Kennard Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.698 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.052 degrees. |
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