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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 Keenesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keenesburg 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 Keenesburg:
- 40.108312, -104.515650
- 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 Keenesburg
- 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Keenesburg is near Adams County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Keenesburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keenesburg ...
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.
- Comanche ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comanche is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
- Commerce City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dearfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dearfield is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearfield
- Dent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dent is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Dick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Elm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elm is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Firestone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Living Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Living Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
- Masters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Masters is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
- Rosedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Spanish Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spanish Village is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Todd Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Wildcat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Keenesburg 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 town such as Keenesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keenesburg and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keenesburg to Greeley, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keenesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Keenesburg 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 Keenesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1083, Longitude: -104.5156 In this case, the coordinates for Keenesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.21 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.671 degrees. |
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