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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 Kettering, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kettering 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 Kettering:
- 39.689570, -84.168634
- 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 Kettering
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Kettering is near Greene County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Kettering
Communities Also Named Kettering ...
We found one communities that are also named Kettering.
Within Ohio, the name Kettering is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Kettering in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Kettering is located in Prince George's County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kettering that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Kettering.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kettering ...
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.
- Beavercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beavertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beavertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crown Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Far Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Far Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Hills
- Frytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hearthstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Residence Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Residence Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Shakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Short Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Kettering 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 city such as Kettering to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kettering and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kettering to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kettering) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kettering 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 Kettering. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6896, Longitude: -84.1686 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.57 degrees. |
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