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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 Kentwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kentwood Park 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 Kentwood Park:
- 35.778190, -80.958131
- 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 Kentwood 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- Since Kentwood Park is near Catawba County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Kentwood Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentwood 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.
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Glenn Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Kingswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingswood is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Kyles Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
- Liberty Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Meadow View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Ourdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ourdell is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunrise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Troutman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
- Wildwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Park is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
How Far From Kentwood Park 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 Kentwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kentwood Park and extending to:
- Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kentwood Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kentwood Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kentwood 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 Kentwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7782, Longitude: -80.9581 In this case, the coordinates for Kentwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.384 degrees. |
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