Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Keen-Wik, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keen-Wik and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Keen-Wik

• 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 Keen-Wik:
  • 38.460668, -75.090183
  • 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 Keen-Wik

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Keen-Wik is near Worcester County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Keen-Wik

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keen-Wik ...

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.

• Bunting
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bunting is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
• Hidden Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hidden Harbor is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
• Indian Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Cove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Kings Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Grant is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
• Little Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Little Georgetown is located in Worcester County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
• Magnolia Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Shores is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Shores
• Mulberry Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mulberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
• Peppers Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peppers Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Landing
• Queens Quest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Queens Quest is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Quest
• Sassafras Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sassafras Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Landing
• Sea Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sea Dunes is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Dunes
• Strawberry Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Strawberry Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
• Teaberry Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Teaberry Woods is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry Woods

How Far From Keen-Wik 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 Keen-Wik to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keen-Wik to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'