Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kenbro:
  • 38.128631, -96.339725
  • 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 Kenbro

• 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Kenbro is near Chase County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chase County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Kenbro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenbro ...

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.

• Bazaar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bazaar is located in Chase County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
• Cottonwood Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood Falls is located in Chase County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Falls <1>
• Elmdale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmdale is located in Chase County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmdale <1>
• Eureka
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
• Hilltop
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Lapland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
• Neal
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Neal is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Plymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Strong City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Strong City is located in Chase County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Strong City has also been known as:
  • Strong
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kenbro and extending to:

• Eureka, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kenbro to Eureka, 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 most of a day.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'