Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kent Woodlands:
  • 37.949369, -122.563311
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kent Woodlands

• 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 Marin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marin County
  • Since Kent Woodlands is near Contra Costa County and also San Francisco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Francisco 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Kent Woodlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent Woodlands ...

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.

• Golf ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Golf is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
• Harbor Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Point is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
• Homestead Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Homestead Valley is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Valley
• Larkspur
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Larkspur is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larkspur <1>
• Little Reed Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Reed Heights is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Reed Heights
• Lucas Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lucas Valley is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Valley
• Manor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
• Meadowsweet
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowsweet is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowsweet
• Paradise Cay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Cay is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cay
• Reed
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reed is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Sleepy Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Strawberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry is located in Marin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry

How Far From Kent Woodlands 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 Kent Woodlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kent Woodlands and extending to:

• San Rafael, which is the Seat of Marin County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Kent Woodlands to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,437 miles [3,922 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,172 miles [13,151.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'