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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 Kenefick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kenefick 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 Kenefick:
- 30.106737, -94.849716
- 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 Kenefick
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Kenefick is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Kenefick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenefick ...
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.
- Cow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cow Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Ducat Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ducat Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Settlement
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Gum Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jacob Settlement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jacob Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Settlement
- Ladd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ladd is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martha is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Rock Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Tanner Settlement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Settlement
How Far From Kenefick 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 town such as Kenefick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kenefick and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kenefick to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Kenefick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kenefick 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 Kenefick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1067, Longitude: -94.8497 In this case, the coordinates for Kenefick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.307 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.108 degrees. |
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