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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 Kensington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kensington Heights 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 Kensington Heights:
- 39.967591, -77.688880
- 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 Kensington Heights
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Kensington Heights is near Cumberland County and also Huntingdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon 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 Kensington Heights
Communities Also Named Kensington Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Kensington Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Kensington Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Kensington Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Kensington Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kensington Heights that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Kensington Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kensington Heights ...
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.
- Cheesetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Edenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Falling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pleasant Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Red Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smoketown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smoketown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Social Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Social Island is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
- Turkeyfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
How Far From Kensington Heights 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 Kensington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kensington Heights and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kensington Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kensington Heights) 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 Kensington Heights 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 Kensington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9676, Longitude: -77.6889 In this case, the coordinates for Kensington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.579 degrees. |
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