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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kendall 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 Kendall:
    • 45.464286, -122.578981
    • 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
  • 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
    • Since Kendall is near Clackamas County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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

Communities Also Named Kendall ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Kendall.

Within Oregon, the name Kendall is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa 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 Arizona community of Kendall [Maricopa County].
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Kendall is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 2,693 miles [4,334 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Kendall.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall 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 Illinois community of Kendall [Kendall County].
    • Kansas
      • Hamilton County
      • This Kendall is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Kendall.
    • Kentucky
      • Russell 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 Kentucky community of Kendall [Russell County].
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Kendall is located in Garrett County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<2> to the east of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Kendall.
    • Michigan
      • Van Buren County
      • This Kendall is located in Van Buren County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<2> to the east of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Kendall.
    • 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 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<2> to the east of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kendall.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Kendall [Fergus County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Kendall.
    • New York
      • Orleans County
      • This Kendall is located in Orleans County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Kendall.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Kendall is located in Beaver County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km]<2> to the east of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah 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
      • Windsor 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 Vermont community of Kendall [Windsor County].
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Kendall is located in Whatcom County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the north of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Kendall.
    • Wisconsin
      • Monroe County
      • This Kendall is located in Monroe County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<2> to the east of the Kendall that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Kendall.
    • Wyoming
      • Sublette 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 Wyoming community of Kendall [Sublette County].

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.

  • Bell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bell is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Errol
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Errol is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
  • Errol Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
  • Gilbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harmony Point is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Point
  • Kellogg Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
  • Lents
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lents is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
  • Lents Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
  • Luther
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Luther is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther

How Far From Kendall to ...

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 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:

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kendall to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kendall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kendall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4643, Longitude: -122.5790       In this case, the coordinates for Kendall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.966 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.43 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.061 degrees.