Kennon (other)
Kennon may refer to: Places *Kennon Island, a 0.3-mi-long satellite of Attu Island in the Near Islands group at the extreme western end of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska *Kennon Observatory, astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Mississippi *Kennon Road, a roadway in Benguet province, Philippines, connecting the mountain city of Baguio to the lowland town of Rosario in La Union province *Kennon, Virginia, unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States Persons with the surname *Beverley Kennon (1793–1844), career officer in the United States Navy *James Kennon (1925–1991), British naval officer *Kevin Kennon (born 1958), American architect *Lyman W. V. Kennon (1858–1918), American military officer *Matt Kennon, American singer and songwriter *Paul A. Kennon (1934–1990), American architect *Robert F. Kennon (1902–1988), American politician *Sandy Kennon (1933–2015), South African footballer *Sidney Kennon (died 1754) ...
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Kennon Island
Kennon Island (52°56N 173°15E) is a 0.3-mi-long satellite of Attu Island in the Near Islands group at the extreme western end of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is located 0.5 mi off the east side of Attu in Chichagof Bay. It was named by Lt. William Gibson in July 1855 for Lt. Beverley Kennon, U.S. Navy. Lt. Kennon served with Lt. Gibson on the schooner USS Fenimore Cooper (1853), USS Fenimore Cooper during the North Pacific Exploring Expedition of 1854-1855 under the command of captains Caldwalader Ringgold and John Rodgers (naval officer, Civil War), John Rodgers. Near Islands Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub ...
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