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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 Kenmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenmore 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 Kenmore:
- 42.965295, -78.870336
- 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 Kenmore
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Kenmore is near Genesee County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Kenmore
Communities Also Named Kenmore ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Kenmore.
Within New York, the name Kenmore is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Kenmore.
- Indiana
- Delaware 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 Kenmore [Delaware County].
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Kenmore is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Kenmore that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Kenmore.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Kenmore is located in Cecil County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<3> to the southeast of the Kenmore that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Kenmore.
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Kenmore [Prince George's County].
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk 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 Massachusetts community of Kenmore [Suffolk County].
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Kenmore is located in Wake County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<3> to the south of the Kenmore that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Kenmore.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Kenmore is located in Summit County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Kenmore that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Kenmore.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Kenmore.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Kenmore is located in Fairfax County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Kenmore that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Kenmore.
- Washington
- King County
- This Kenmore is located in King County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Kenmore that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Kenmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenmore ...
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 Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Ferry Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Green Acres Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Valley
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Soldiers Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Place is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
- Sour Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
How Far From Kenmore 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 village such as Kenmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kenmore and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the South.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kenmore to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kenmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Kenmore 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> | 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- Kenmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kenmore 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 Kenmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9653, Longitude: -78.8703 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.923 degrees. |
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