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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 Kentwood Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kentwood Manor 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 Kentwood Manor:
- 29.599116, -98.461962
- 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 Kentwood Manor
- 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 Bexar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Kentwood Manor is near Comal County and also Guadalupe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comal County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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 Kentwood Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentwood Manor ...
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.
- Airport City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Bracken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dominion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Garden Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Leon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longhorn is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn
- Shorts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Universal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Kentwood Manor 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 Kentwood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kentwood Manor and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kentwood Manor to San Antonio, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,946 miles [12,787.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 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- Kentwood Manor) 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 Kentwood Manor 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 Kentwood Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5991, Longitude: -98.4620 In this case, the coordinates for Kentwood Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.68 degrees. |
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