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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 Kents Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kents Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kents Corners:
    • 44.368668, -72.485108
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kents Corners
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Kents Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name Kents Corners.

Within Vermont, the name Kents Corners is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Kents Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Kents Corners is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west of the Kents Corners that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Kents Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kents Corners ...

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.

  • Adamant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Washington County
  • Mackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Caledonia County
  • Maple Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
    • Maple Corner is located in Washington County
  • Middlesex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
  • Pottersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Lamoille County
  • Shady Rill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
    • Shady Rill is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kents Corners and extending to:

  • Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Kents Corners to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kents Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kents Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kents Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3687, Longitude: -72.4851       In this case, the coordinates for Kents Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kents Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.542 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.546 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.201 degrees.









 

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