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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 Kenyon Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenyon Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kenyon Corner:
- 40.639427, -105.072755
- 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 Kenyon Corner
- 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Since Kenyon Corner is near Weld County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Kenyon Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenyon Corner ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Black Hollow Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Horsetooth Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Owl Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Canyon is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Canyon
- Severance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stout ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
How Far From Kenyon Corner 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 Kenyon Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kenyon Corner and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies just to the South.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Kenyon Corner to Denver, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 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 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenyon Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kenyon Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenyon Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6394, Longitude: -105.0728 In this case, the coordinates for Kenyon Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.914 degrees. |
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