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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:
    • 47.632322, -122.106789
    • 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.

Within Washington, the name Kenilworth is unique.

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

  • 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 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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 2,103 miles [3,384.5 km] to the east southeast of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Kenilworth.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Erie County and lies 2,098 miles [3,376.4 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Kenilworth.
      • 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].
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Buncombe County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Kenilworth.
    • Ontario
      • This Kenilworth lies 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Kenilworth is located in Chester County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<2> to the east of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Kenilworth that is located in King 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].
    • 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.

  • Boddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boddy
    • Boddy is located in King County
  • Clyde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in King County
  • Clyde Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Hill
    • Clyde Hill is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,398 people
  • Coal Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in King County
  • Cougar Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cougar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar Hills
    • Cougar Hills is located in King County
  • Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in King County
  • Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in King County
  • Hunts Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
    • Hunts Point is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Mint Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Grove
    • Mint Grove is located in King County
  • Moorland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in King County
  • Robinswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
    • Robinswood is located in King County
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in King County
  • Willows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Willows is located in King County

How Far From Kenilworth 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 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:

  • Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kenilworth to Seattle, 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.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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 King County: www.metrokc.gov/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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: 47.6323, Longitude: -122.1068       In this case, the coordinates for Kenilworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Kenilworth 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 340.688 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.215 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.608 degrees.









 

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