Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kennedy Corner:
  • 44.193965, -69.424767
  • 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 Kennedy 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Kennedy Corner is near Lincoln County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Kennedy Corner

Communities Also Named Kennedy Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Kennedy Corner.

Within Maine, the name Kennedy Corner is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Kennedy Corner in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Tompkins County
    • This Kennedy Corner is located in Tompkins County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kennedy Corner that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Kennedy Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy 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.

• Flanders Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
• Globe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Halls Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Jones Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Lucas Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
• Razorville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Razorville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
• Sandhill Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
• Sawpit Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>

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

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

• Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kennedy Corner to Rockland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 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 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,953 miles [6,361.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'