Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kenneys:
  • 40.165375, -75.851043
  • 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 Kenneys

• 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Since Kenneys is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Kenneys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenneys ...

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.

• Cold Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Run is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Run
• Dampman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dampman is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dampman
• Geigertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Geigertown is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigertown
• Honey Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Honey Brook is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Brook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Brook <1>
• Joanna
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Joanna is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
• Joanna Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Joanna Furnace is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Furnace
• Joanna Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Joanna Heights is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna Heights
• Lewis Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Mills is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mills
• Pine Swamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Swamp is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp
• Plowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plowville is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowville
• Scarlets Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scarlets Mill is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlets Mill
• Trap Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trap Rock is located in Berks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Rock

How Far From Kenneys to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kenneys to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kenneys and extending to:

• Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kenneys to Reading, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,378 miles [7,045.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'