Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keota and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keota
- 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 Keota:
- 40.703855, -104.075314
- 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 Keota
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Keota is near Morgan County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Keota ...
We found five communities that share the name Keota.
Within Colorado, the name Keota is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keota ...
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.
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Laramie County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <3>
- Cornish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Dearfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearfield
- Dearfield is located in Weld County
- Gill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gill is located in Weld County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gill <3>
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <3>
- Masters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <3>
How Far From Keota 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 town such as Keota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keota and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keota to Greeley, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Keota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7039, Longitude: -104.0753 |
| <2> | 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 Keota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Keota to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.447 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.357 degrees. |