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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 Keyesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keyesville 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 Keyesville:
- 35.626226, -118.510888
- 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 Keyesville
- 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 Keyesville is near Tulare County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Keyesville ...
We found two communities that share the name Keyesville.
Within California, the name Keyesville is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Pawnee 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 Kansas community of Keyesville [Pawnee County].
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Keyesville is located in Richland County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Keyesville that is located in Kern County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Keyesville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keyesville ...
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.
- Balance Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balance Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balance Rock
- Balance Rock is located in Tulare County
- Bodfish
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Mill
- Guernsey Mill is located in Tulare County
- Idlewild
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Tulare County
- Miracle Hot Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Mesa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Tulare County
- Posey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Mountain Park
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park is located in Tulare County
- Sugarloaf Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
- Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
How Far From Keyesville 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 Keyesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Keyesville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Keyesville and extending to:
- Bakersfield, which is the Seat of Kern County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keyesville to Bakersfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 261 miles [420 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,242 miles [13,264.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Keyesville 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keyesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keyesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6262, Longitude: -118.5109 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keyesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Keyesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.676 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.776 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.803 degrees. |
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