Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keyno:
  • 32.937067, -86.109135
  • 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 Keyno

• 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Since Keyno is near Tallapoosa County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Keyno

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keyno ...

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.

• Cottage Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Crewsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crewsville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
• Fishpond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
• Flint Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Goodwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goodwater is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwater <1>
• Indian Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jon is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jon
• Nixburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
• Our Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
• Parish Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
• Sunny Level
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level

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

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

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Keyno to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'