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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 Kenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenton 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 Kenton:
    • 39.227050, -75.664555
    • 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
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Kenton is near New Castle County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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

Communities Also Named Kenton ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Kenton.

Within Delaware, the name Kenton is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • Although located in Cook County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Kenton.
    • Kansas
      • Geary County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kenton [Geary County].
      • Greenwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kenton [Greenwood County].
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Kenton is located in Kenton County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the west of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Kenton.
    • Manitoba
      • This Kenton lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
    • Michigan
      • Houghton County
      • This Kenton is located in Houghton County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Kenton.
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kenton [Christian County].
      • Scott County
      • This Kenton is located in Scott County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the west of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Kenton.
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • This Kenton is located in Hardin County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Kenton.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cimarron County
      • This Kenton is located in Cimarron County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<2> to the west of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cimarron County community of Kenton.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Kenton is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,401 miles [3,864 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Kenton.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This Kenton is located in Gibson County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the west of the Kenton that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Kenton.
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Kenton [Doddridge County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenton ...

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.

  • Bishops Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bishops Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
  • Downs Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
  • Everetts Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Everetts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Corner
  • Fords Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fords Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
  • Forest Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Gate is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gate
  • Gardenside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardenside is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
  • Hammville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hammville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammville
  • Hickory Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hoars Addition
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hoars Addition is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoars Addition
  • Lakeshore Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
  • Plantation Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plantation Crossing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Crossing
  • Planters Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Planters Woods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Woods
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Ryans Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ryans Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Run
    • Seven Hickories
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Seven Hickories is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hickories
    • Shorts Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Shorts Corner is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
    • Sunnyside Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Twin Eagle Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Eagle Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Eagle Farms
    • Whigville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Whigville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
    • Wind Song Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wind Song Farms is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Song Farms
    • Windy Way
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Windy Way is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Way

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kenton to White House, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Kenton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Kenton) 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 Kenton 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 Kenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2270, Longitude: -75.6646       In this case, the coordinates for Kenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.059 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.547 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.008 degrees.