Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kendall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kendall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kendall
- 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 Kendall:
- 42.361307, -85.814144
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kendall
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Kendall is near Kalamazoo County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- eBird sighting report for Allegan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kendall ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Kendall.
Within Michigan, the name Kendall is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Kendall.
- Shelby County
- This Kendall is located in Shelby County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Kendall that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kendall.
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Kendall is located in Beaver County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kendall that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Kendall.
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Kendall [McKean County].
- Vermont
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendall ...
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.
- Breedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedsville
- Breedsville is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breedsville <4>
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Grand Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
- Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Allegan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
- Parchment
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
- Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <4>
- Paw Paw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
- Teapot Dome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teapot Dome have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teapot Dome
- Teapot Dome is located in Van Buren County
- Texas Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Corners
- Texas Corners is located in Kalamazoo County
How Far From Kendall 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 Kendall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kendall and extending to:
- Paw Paw, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kendall to Paw Paw, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kendall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Kendall could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kendall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kendall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3613, Longitude: -85.8141 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kendall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kendall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.227 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.025 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.521 degrees. |