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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 Knolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenwood Knolls 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 Kenwood Knolls:
    • 39.216726, -84.375218
    • 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 Kenwood Knolls
  • 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 Kenwood Knolls ...

We found one communities that share the name Kenwood Knolls.

Within Ohio, the name Kenwood Knolls is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Kenwood Knolls in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Kenwood Knolls is located in Henderson County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kenwood Knolls that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Kenwood Knolls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenwood Knolls ...

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.

  • Branch Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
    • Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Indian Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
    • Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Indianview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianview
    • Indianview is located in Clermont County
  • Jones Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Farm
    • Jones Farm is located in Hamilton County
  • Kennedy Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Lincoln Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
  • Lockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
    • Lockland is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Raiders Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raiders Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Run
    • Raiders Run is located in Hamilton County
  • Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Roselawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roselawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
    • Roselawn is located in Hamilton County
  • Sixteen Mile Stand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixteen Mile Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Stand
    • Sixteen Mile Stand is located in Hamilton County

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

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

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kenwood Knolls to Cincinnati, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Kenwood Knolls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenwood Knolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2167, Longitude: -84.3752       In this case, the coordinates for Kenwood Knolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Knolls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.346 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.563 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.807 degrees.









 

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