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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 Kendrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kendrick and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kendrick:
    • 46.614823, -116.653520
    • 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 Kendrick
  • 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 Latah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Latah County
    • Since Kendrick is near Nez Perce County and also Clearwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nez Perce County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clearwater 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 Kendrick

Communities Also Named Kendrick ...

We found six communities that are also named Kendrick.

Within Idaho, the name Kendrick is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Kendrick is located in Marion County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kendrick that is located in Latah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Kendrick.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kendrick [Walker County].
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Kendrick is located in Alcorn County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kendrick that is located in Latah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Kendrick.
    • Oklahoma
      • Lincoln County
      • This Kendrick is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kendrick that is located in Latah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kendrick.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Kendrick is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kendrick that is located in Latah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Kendrick.
    • Wyoming
      • Sheridan County
      • This Kendrick is located in Sheridan County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the Kendrick that is located in Latah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Kendrick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendrick ...

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.

  • Arrow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrow is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
  • Big George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Big George is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big George
  • Cherrylane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornwall is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Crescent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Crescent is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Eugene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eugene is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Joel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Joel is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Lenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lenville is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville

How Far From Kendrick 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 city such as Kendrick to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Moscow, which is the Seat of Latah County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kendrick to Moscow, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 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 7,506 miles [12,079.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kendrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kendrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Kendrick 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 Kendrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6148, Longitude: -116.6535       In this case, the coordinates for Kendrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.165 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.906 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.172 degrees.