Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keentown:
  • 27.571425, -82.137589
  • 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 Keentown

• 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 Manatee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee County
  • Since Keentown is near Hillsborough County and also Hardee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardee 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 Keentown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keentown ...

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.

• Bethany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Carter Country
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter Country is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Country
• Fort Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fort Green is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Green
• Fort Lonesome
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lonesome is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lonesome
• Jones
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Kings
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Lonesome Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonesome Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonesome Hollow
• Sweat Farms
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweat Farms is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweat Farms
• Willow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Willow is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Willow Shores
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Shores is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Shores

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

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

• Bradenton, which is the Seat of Manatee County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Keentown to Bradenton, with an average speed<2> 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 just over a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'