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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 Kenwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenwood Acres 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 Kenwood Acres:
- 35.295996, -77.614415
- 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 Kenwood Acres
- 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Kenwood Acres is near Greene County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Kenwood Acres
Communities Also Named Kenwood Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Kenwood Acres.
Within North Carolina, the name Kenwood Acres is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Kenwood Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kenwood Acres that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Kenwood Acres.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Kenwood Acres is located in Florence County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kenwood Acres that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Kenwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenwood Acres ...
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.
- Booker T Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
- Branchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Club Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Clubview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clubview is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- George Washington Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmead is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmead
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harveytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Howard Hights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Hullwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
- Liberty Hill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mary Beth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
- Random Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Rolling Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Pines
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tower Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Heights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Trinity Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
How Far From Kenwood Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kenwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kenwood Acres and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kenwood Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenwood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kenwood Acres 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 Kenwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2960, Longitude: -77.6144 In this case, the coordinates for Kenwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.385 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.244 degrees. |
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