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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 Keenbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keenbrook 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 Keenbrook:
    • 34.249451, -117.457550
    • 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 Keenbrook
  • 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
    • Since Keenbrook is near Los Angeles County and also Riverside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Keenbrook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keenbrook ...

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.

  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cosy Dell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cosy Dell is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosy Dell
  • Devil Canyon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Skyland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Summit Terrace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
  • University Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Valley of Enchantment
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
  • Walnut Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

How Far From Keenbrook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Keenbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Keenbrook and extending to:

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keenbrook to San Bernardino, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 373 miles [600.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,245 miles [3,613 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,305 miles [13,365.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keenbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Keenbrook 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 Keenbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2495, Longitude: -117.4575       In this case, the coordinates for Keenbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.618 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.40 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.18 degrees.