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 Kenton:
36.903157, -102.963348
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.
We found thirteen communities that share the name Kenton.
Within Oklahoma, the name Kenton is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Delaware
Kent County
This Kenton is located in Kent County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Kenton.
Illinois
Cook County
Although located in Cook County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Kenton.
Kansas
Geary County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kenton [Geary County].
Greenwood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kenton [Greenwood County].
Kentucky
Kenton County
This Kenton is located in Kenton County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Kenton.
Manitoba
This Kenton lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the north of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
Michigan
Houghton County
This Kenton is located in Houghton County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Kenton.
Missouri
Christian County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kenton [Christian County].
Scott County
This Kenton is located in Scott County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the east of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Kenton.
Ohio
Hardin County
This Kenton is located in Hardin County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Kenton.
Oregon
Multnomah County
This Kenton is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Kenton.
Tennessee
Gibson County
This Kenton is located in Gibson County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east of the Kenton that is located in Cimarron County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Kenton.
West Virginia
Doddridge County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Kenton [Doddridge County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenton ...
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.
Buffalo Springs (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kenton and extending to:
Boise City, which is the Seat of Cimarron County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kenton to Boise City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,729 miles [12,438.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9032, Longitude: -102.9633
<2>
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 Kenton 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Kenton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.746 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.635 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.197 degrees.