Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keene and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keene
- 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 Keene:
- 35.224079, -118.563390
- 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 Keene
- 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 Kern County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kern County
- Since Keene is near Los Angeles County and also Tulare County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- eBird sighting report for Tulare 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Keene ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Keene.
Within California, the name Keene is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Keene [Chaffee County].
- Weld County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Keene [Weld County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Keene is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<2> to the east of the Keene that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Keene.
- Nassau County
- This Keene is located in Nassau County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km] to the east of the Keene that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Keene.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Essex County
- This Keene is located in Essex County and lies 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Keene that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Keene.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Keene [Jefferson County].
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Keene lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Keene that is located in Kern County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keene ...
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.
- Cable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eric ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Fig Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fig Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig Orchard
- Fig Orchard is located in Kern County
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Kern County
- Golden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Kern County
- Mitchells Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
- Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
- Monolith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Piute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Rock Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Kern County
- Sand Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Canyon
- Sand Canyon is located in Kern County
- Twin Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kern County
- Twin Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Keene 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 Keene to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keene and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keene to Bakersfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,500 miles [12,070.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,269 miles [13,307.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Keene could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Keene) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2241, Longitude: -118.5634 |
| <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 Keene 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 336.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.738 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.832 degrees. |