Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kern Springs:
  • 38.927333, -78.594735
  • 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 Kern Springs

• 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 Shenandoah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
  • Since Kern Springs is near Hardy County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Kern Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kern Springs ...

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.

• Calvary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
• Edinburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
• Furnace ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Furnace is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Jerome
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Readus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Readus is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readus
• Red Banks ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Red Banks is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockland is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Toms Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <1>
• Willow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Kern Springs 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 community such as Kern Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kern Springs and extending to:

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of Shenandoah County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kern Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'