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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 Kennedy Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedy Corner 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kennedy Corner
  • 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 Kennedy Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Globe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Knox County
  • Halls Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jones Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
    • Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Lucas Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
  • Razorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Razorville is located in Knox County
  • Sandhill Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
    • Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Sawpit Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawpit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
    • Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>

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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kennedy Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennedy Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1940, Longitude: -69.4248       In this case, the coordinates for Kennedy Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Kennedy Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.679 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.432 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.828 degrees.




 

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