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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:
- 42.512342, -88.483396
- 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 Walworth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- Since Zenda is near McHenry County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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 Wisconsin, the name Zenda is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, 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 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west of the Zenda that is located in Walworth 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 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Zenda that is located in Walworth 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 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Zenda that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Zenda.
- Ontario
- This Zenda lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Zenda that is located in Walworth County.
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Zenda is located in Rockingham County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Zenda that is located in Walworth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham 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.
- Big Foot Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Harvard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inlet is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Lake Lawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lawn is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lawn
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Powers Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Shady Side ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Side is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Slades Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Ridge is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Ridge
- Wonder Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wonder Center is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Center
- Wonder Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
How Far From Zenda 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 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:
- Elkhorn, which is the Seat of Walworth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Zenda to Elkhorn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 42.5123, Longitude: -88.4834 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.064 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.808 degrees. |
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