Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kentontown:
  • 38.492852, -84.119374
  • 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 Kentontown

• 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Kentontown is near Harrison County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Kentontown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentontown ...

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.

• Barefoot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
• Claysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Claysville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Cynthiana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <1>
• Headquarters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
• Hooktown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hooktown is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
• Manley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Manley is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
• Morning Glory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
• Oddville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oddville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
• Poindexter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Poindexter is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Powersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Powersville is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
• Stonewall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonewall is located in Bracken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

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

• Mount Olivet, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kentontown to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'