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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 Kendall Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kendall Chapel 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 Kendall Chapel:
    • 34.089894, -77.962766
    • 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 Chapel
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Kendall Chapel is near New Hanover County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendall Chapel ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Bishop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Coolvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coolvale is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolvale
  • Easy Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
  • Echo Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
  • Lincoln Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
  • Piney Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Russells Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Russells Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sea Breeze
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
    • Silver Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Sunset Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Tanglewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Town Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Winter Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

How Far From Kendall Chapel 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 Chapel 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 Chapel and extending to:

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kendall Chapel to Bolivia, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kendall Chapel) 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 Kendall Chapel 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 Kendall Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0899, Longitude: -77.9628       In this case, the coordinates for Kendall Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.603 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.531 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.768 degrees.