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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 Kinna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinna 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 Kinna:
- 39.357603, -77.369152
- 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 Kinna
- 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Kinna is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Kinna
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinna ...
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.
- Big Woods Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Woods Estates is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Estates
- Burnt Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Hickory is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hickory
- Clear View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clear View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
- Country Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Country Side is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Evergreen Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
- Flint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Frederick Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartman is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Honey Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Hope Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hope Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hope Valley Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley Hills
- Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Kingsbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
- Lime Kiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Michaels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michaels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Mill
- Mountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Reels Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Robin Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
- Stone Barn Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stone Barn Station is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Barn Station
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Windy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Kinna 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 Kinna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kinna and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Kinna to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 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- Kinna) 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 Kinna 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 Kinna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3576, Longitude: -77.3692 In this case, the coordinates for Kinna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.057 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.70 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.677 degrees. |
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