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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 Kentfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kentfield 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 Kentfield:
    • 39.313999, -76.100227
    • 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 Kentfield
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Kentfield is near Cecil County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Kentfield

Communities Also Named Kentfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Kentfield.

Within Maryland, the name Kentfield is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Kentfield in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This Kentfield is located in Marin County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kentfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Kentfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentfield ...

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.

  • Bigwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigwoods is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigwoods
  • Buck Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buck Neck is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
  • Buck Neck Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
  • Butlertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Butlertown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
  • Catts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Catts Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catts Corner
  • Echo Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Echo Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
  • Goose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goose Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hill
  • Hanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanesville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
  • Lynch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynch is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Parson Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Parson Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill
  • Robinson Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Robinson Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
  • Still Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Still Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
  • Still Pond Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Still Pond Station is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond Station

How Far From Kentfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kentfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kentfield to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kentfield) 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 Kentfield 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 Kentfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3140, Longitude: -76.1002       In this case, the coordinates for Kentfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.309 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.843 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.156 degrees.