Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kenbridge:
  • 36.962266, -78.125281
  • 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 Kenbridge

• 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 Lunenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
  • Since Kenbridge is near Nottoway County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Kenbridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kenbridge ...

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.

• Bishops Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bishops Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Corner
• Danieltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Danieltown is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
• Forkland ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
• Gary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gary is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Gills Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gills Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Corner
• Loves Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Loves Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
• Martins Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Non Intervention ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
• Nutbush
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nutbush
  • From Kenbridge to Nutbush
• Oral Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oral Oaks
  • From Kenbridge to Oral Oaks
• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Stones Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stones Mill is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
• Vote
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vote is located in Brunswick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vote
• Winnie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winnie
  • From Kenbridge to Winnie

How Far From Kenbridge 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 Kenbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kenbridge and extending to:

• Lunenburg, which is the Seat of Lunenburg County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Kenbridge to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'