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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Keystone:
    • 39.726502, -75.605204
    • 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 Keystone
  • 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 Keystone ...

We found 44 communities that share the name Keystone.

Within Delaware, the name Keystone is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Keystone is located in Shelby County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Keystone.
    • Arkansas
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Keystone [Marion County].
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Keystone is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,372 miles [3,817.4 km]<1> to the west of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Keystone.
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Keystone is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Keystone.
    • Colorado
      • Routt County
      • This Keystone is located in Routt County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Keystone.
      • San Miguel County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Keystone [San Miguel County].
      • Summit County
      • This Keystone is located in Summit County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km] to the west of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Keystone.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Keystone is located in Hillsborough County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Keystone.
    • Indiana
      • Owen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Keystone [Owen County].
      • Wells County
      • This Keystone is located in Wells County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Keystone.
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Keystone is located in Benton County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Keystone.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Keystone is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Keystone.
      • Saint Martin Parish
      • This Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Keystone.
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Keystone [Grand Traverse County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Keystone [Polk County].
      • Wright 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 Minnesota community of Keystone [Wright County].
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Keystone [Clinton County].
      • Reynolds County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Keystone [Reynolds County].
    • Montana
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Keystone [Mineral County].
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Keystone [Douglas County].
      • Keith County
      • This Keystone is located in Keith County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keith County community of Keystone.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Keystone.
      • Eureka County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Keystone [Eureka County].
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Keystone [Nye County].
      • White Pine County
      • This Keystone is located in White Pine County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Keystone.
    • North Dakota
      • Dickey County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Keystone [Dickey County].
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Keystone [Richland County].
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Keystone [Hocking County].
      • Jackson County
      • This Keystone is located in Jackson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Keystone.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Tulsa County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulsa County community of Keystone.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Keystone [Elk County].
      • Luzerne County
      • This Keystone is located in Luzerne County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Keystone.
      • Perry County
      • This Keystone is located in Perry County and lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Keystone.
      • Somerset County
      • This Keystone is located in Somerset County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Keystone.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Keystone is located in Westmoreland County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Keystone.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Keystone is located in Pennington County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Keystone.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Keystone is located in Washington County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Keystone.
    • Washington
      • Adams County
      • This Keystone is located in Adams County and lies 2,165 miles [3,484.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Keystone.
      • Island County
      • This Keystone is located in Island County and lies 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Keystone.
      • Okanogan County
      • This Keystone is located in Okanogan County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Keystone.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Keystone is located in Marion County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Keystone.
      • McDowell County
      • This Keystone is located in McDowell County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Keystone.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Keystone [Chippewa County].
    • Wyoming
      • Albany County
      • This Keystone is located in Albany County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Keystone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keystone ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
    • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
  • Cedars
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
  • Cedars Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedars Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
  • Delaware Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
    • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
  • Fern Hook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
    • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in New Castle County
  • Glenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in New Castle County
  • Greenbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in New Castle County
  • Limestone Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
    • Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
    • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
  • Maplecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
    • Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Masonicville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonicville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
      • Masonicville is located in New Castle County
    • Overview Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overview Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
      • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Prices Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Silver Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
    • Stony Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
    • Tuxedo Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
      • Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
    • Willow Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County

How Far From Keystone 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 Keystone to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keystone and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Keystone to Dover, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keystone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Keystone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7265, Longitude: -75.6052       In this case, the coordinates for Keystone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Keystone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Keystone 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.
<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 Keystone 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 306.984 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.54 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.777 degrees.









 

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