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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 Kent Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kent Estates 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 Kent Estates:
- 39.708428, -77.768883
- 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 Kent Estates
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Kent Estates is near Franklin County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Kent Estates
Communities Also Named Kent Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Kent Estates.
Within Maryland, the name Kent Estates is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Kent Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Kent Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,788 miles [2,877.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kent Estates that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Kent Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clearview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Countryside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fountain Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Gardenspot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gardenspot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
- Gristmill Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gristmill Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Hill
- Hunter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Long Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Martins Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Mason and Dixon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mason and Dixon is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason and Dixon
- Nova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nova is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
- Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Paramount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Terrace Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills
- Wood Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Point
How Far From Kent Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kent Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kent Estates and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Kent Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Kent Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kent Estates 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 Kent Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7084, Longitude: -77.7689 In this case, the coordinates for Kent Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.273 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.714 degrees. |
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