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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 Kenilworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth:
    • 42.961447, -78.838090
    • 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 Kenilworth
  • 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 Kenilworth ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Kenilworth.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Kenilworth.

Beyond New York, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Nassau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kenilworth [Nassau County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Kenilworth [Pinal County].
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kenilworth [Sonoma County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Kenilworth [New Castle County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Cook County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<2> to the west of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Kenilworth.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kenilworth [Riley County].
      • Stafford 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 Kansas community of Kenilworth [Stafford County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Kenilworth is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Kenilworth.
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • This Kenilworth is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km] to the southwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Kenilworth.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Kenilworth [Prince George's County].
      • Wicomico County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Wicomico County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Kenilworth.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Chouteau County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Kenilworth.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Buncombe County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Kenilworth.
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Trumbull County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Kenilworth.
    • Ontario
      • This Kenilworth lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Chester County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Kenilworth.
    • Utah
      • Carbon County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Carbon County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<2> to the west of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Kenilworth.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kenilworth [Norfolk City].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Kenilworth is located in King County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kenilworth that is located in Erie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kenilworth.
    • West Virginia
      • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Kenilworth [Hancock County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenilworth ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crescent Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Edgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Erie County
  • Ferry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
  • Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
    • Forks is located in Erie County
  • Green Acres Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
    • Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
  • Martinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
  • Soldiers Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
    • Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
  • Sour Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
    • Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
  • Woodstream Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream Farms
    • Woodstream Farms is located in Erie County

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

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

  • Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kenilworth to Albany, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kenilworth 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenilworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenilworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9614, Longitude: -78.8381       In this case, the coordinates for Kenilworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Kenilworth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.695 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.984 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.909 degrees.




 

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