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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 Zenda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zenda 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 Zenda:
- 38.505401, -78.768913
- 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 Zenda
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Zenda is near Harrisonburg City and also Page County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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 Zenda
Communities Also Named Zenda ...
We found five communities that are also named Zenda.
Within Virginia, the name Zenda is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bannock County
- This Zenda is located in Bannock County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Zenda that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bannock County community of Zenda.
- Kansas
- Kingman County
- This Zenda is located in Kingman County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the west of the Zenda that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Zenda.
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This Zenda is located in Douglas County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west of the Zenda that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Zenda.
- Ontario
- This Zenda lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Zenda that is located in Rockingham County.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Zenda is located in Walworth County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Zenda that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Zenda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zenda ...
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.
- Catherine Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Furnace is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Furnace
- Green Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Grove Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Hightown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lacey Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- New Erection
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- Old Furnace ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Furnace is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
- Singers Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Tenth Legion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
How Far From Zenda 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 Zenda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Zenda and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Zenda to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zenda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Zenda 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 Zenda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5054, Longitude: -78.7689 In this case, the coordinates for Zenda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.936 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.589 degrees. |
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