Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keela:
  • 26.690067, -80.878396
  • 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 Keela

• 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 Palm Beach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach County
  • Since Keela is near Hendry County and also Glades County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glades 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 Keela

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keela ...

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.

• Chosen ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chosen is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chosen
• Harlem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Hooker Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
• Liberty Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Point is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
• Monkey Box
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Monkey Box is located in Glades County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
• Pelican Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
  • Pelican Lake has also been known as:
  • Pelican Bay
• Sixmile Bend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sixmile Bend is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Bend
• Sugar Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction

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

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

• West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Keela to West Palm Beach, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'