Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kennedy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennedy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kennedy
- 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:
- 40.275746, -117.738455
- 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
- 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 Pershing County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pershing County
- Since Kennedy is near Churchill County and also Lander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Churchill County
- eBird sighting report for Lander 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kennedy ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Kennedy.
Within Nevada, the name Kennedy is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- California
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kennedy [Brooks County].
- Cobb County
- This Kennedy is located in Cobb County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kennedy that is located in Pershing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Kennedy.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Kennedy [Dearborn County].
- Spencer County
- This Kennedy is located in Spencer County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<1> to the east of the Kennedy that is located in Pershing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Kennedy.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Kennedy is located in Christian County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the east of the Kennedy that is located in Pershing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Kennedy.
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kennedy [Hancock County].
- Michigan
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kennedy [Cass County].
- Mackinac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kennedy [Mackinac County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kennedy.
- Santa Fe County
- This Kennedy is located in Santa Fe County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kennedy that is located in Pershing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Kennedy.
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Kennedy [Allegheny County].
- Tioga County
- This Kennedy is located in Tioga County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kennedy that is located in Pershing County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Kennedy.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kennedy lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kennedy that is located in Pershing County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennedy ...
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.
- Bolivia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Cherry Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Pershing County
- Cornish Camp ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Camp
- Cornish Camp is located in Pershing County
- Fitting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Panama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Star City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Star City is located in Pershing County
- Stevensville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in Pershing County
- Unionville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Pershing County
How Far From Kennedy 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Kennedy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kennedy and extending to:
- Lovelock, which is the Seat of Pershing County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kennedy to Lovelock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,930 miles [12,762.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kennedy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennedy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2757, Longitude: -117.7385 In this case, the coordinates for Kennedy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Kennedy could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kennedy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 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 336.569 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.949 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.266 degrees. |