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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 Zenda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zenda 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 Zenda:
- 37.444687, -98.281652
- 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 Zenda
- 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 Kingman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kingman County
- Since Zenda is near Harper County and also Barber County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barber 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 Zenda
Communities Also Named Zenda ...
We found five communities that are also named Zenda.
Within Kansas, the name Zenda is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bannock County
- This Zenda is located in Bannock County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Zenda that is located in Kingman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bannock County community of Zenda.
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Zenda is located in Douglas County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east of the Zenda that is located in Kingman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Zenda.
- Ontario
- This Zenda lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Zenda that is located in Kingman County.
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Zenda is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the east of the Zenda that is located in Kingman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Zenda.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Zenda is located in Walworth County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Zenda that is located in Kingman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Zenda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zenda ...
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.
- Basil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Basil is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basil
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Crystal Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Georgia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Harper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medicine Lodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pixley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
How Far From Zenda 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 Zenda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zenda and extending to:
- Kingman, which is the Seat of Kingman County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zenda to Kingman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,788 miles [10,924.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zenda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Zenda 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 Zenda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4447, Longitude: -98.2817 In this case, the coordinates for Zenda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.464 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.768 degrees. |
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