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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 Kens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kens 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 Kens:
- 41.079944, -111.969664
- 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 Kens
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Kens is near Weber County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Kens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kens ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Gill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Green Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Lawns is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawns
- Haven Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Hidden Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Homeplace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- King
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Phyllis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Robins Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Sahara Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Snow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Suntrails
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Suntrails is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
- Victory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- View Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
How Far From Kens 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 Kens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kens and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Kens to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kens 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 Kens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0799, Longitude: -111.9697 In this case, the coordinates for Kens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.016 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.621 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.79 degrees. |
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