Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Kenai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenai and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kenai

• 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 Kenai:
  • 60.554943, -151.259627
  • 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 Kenai

• 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 Kenai ...

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.

• Clam Gulch
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Gulch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clam Gulch <1>
• Drift River
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drift River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift River
• Funny River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funny River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funny River

How Far From Kenai 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 city such as Kenai to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kenai and extending to:

• Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kenai to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,410 miles [5,487.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 134 days and walking would take 194 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kenai: www.ci.kenai.ak.us/

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/