Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acres:
  • 35.441821, -79.157522
  • 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 Kendall Acres

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Kendall Acres is near Harnett County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Kendall Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendall Acres ...

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.

• Brickwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brickwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickwood
• Colon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Colon is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
• Cool Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Lemon Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
• Meadow Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Owls Nest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
• Planters Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
• Quail Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Royal Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Trails End
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Trails End is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
• Tramway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tramway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kendall Acres and extending to:

• Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Kendall Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'