Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kenton Mill:
  • 34.639714, -116.355295
  • 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 Kenton Mill

• 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Kenton Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenton Mill ...

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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Bagdad is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Basin
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Basin is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
• Flamingo Heights
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Flamingo Heights is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamingo Heights
• Harvard
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvard is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Hector
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hector is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• King ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • King is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Minneola
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Minneola is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
• Poe ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Poe is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Ragtown ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ragtown is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
• Sunfair Heights
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Sunfair Heights is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfair Heights

How Far From Kenton Mill 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 Kenton Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kenton Mill and extending to:

• San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kenton Mill to San Bernardino, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,485 miles [12,045.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,254 miles [13,283.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'