Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kent Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kent Furnace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kent Furnace
- 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 Furnace:
- 41.737594, -73.469290
- 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 Kent Furnace
- 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 Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Since Kent Furnace is near Dutchess County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent Furnace ...
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.
- Bulls Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Cornwall Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
- Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <2>
- Dogtail Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Dover Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Furnace
- Dover Furnace is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Flanders
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hickory Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
- Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County
- High Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Plains
- High Plains is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Kent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
- Lower Merryall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Merryall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
- Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County
- Marble Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marble Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Dale
- Marble Dale is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Dale <2>
- Mitcheltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitcheltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitcheltown
- Mitcheltown is located in Litchfield County
- Oniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Kent Furnace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Kent Furnace and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Kent Furnace to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kent Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kent Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kent Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7376, Longitude: -73.4693 In this case, the coordinates for Kent Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kent Furnace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.506 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.191 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.957 degrees. |