Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kennon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kennon Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kennon Heights
- 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 Kennon Heights:
- 34.678204, -80.741735
- 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 Kennon Heights
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Kennon Heights is near Chester County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kennon Heights ...
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.
- Bell Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Crocketts Crossroad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Erwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fork Hill Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Hill Crossroads
- Fork Hill Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Green Peach Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
- Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Jones Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Quail Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
- Rich Hill Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Crossroads
- Rich Hill Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Smoke Rise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Kennon Heights 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 Kennon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kennon Heights and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kennon Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kennon Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Kennon Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kennon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6782, Longitude: -80.7417 In this case, the coordinates for Kennon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kennon Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.626 degrees. |