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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keri, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keri and the surrounding area.
- 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 Keri:
- 26.597572, -81.379797
- 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 Keri
- 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 Hendry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hendry County
- Since Keri is near Glades County and also Collier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glades County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collier 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 Keri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keri ...
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.
- Bonita Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corkscrew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corkscrew is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkscrew
- Council
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Hall City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hooker Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
- Liberty Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Point is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
- Miles City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miles City is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles City
- Monkey Box
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Orangetree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orangetree is located in Collier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree
- Page Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Page Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Palm and Pine Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
- Samville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Samville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
- Sugar Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Three Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Three Oaks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Tuckers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From Keri 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 Keri to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keri and extending to:
- La Belle, which is the Seat of Hendry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keri to La Belle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keri) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Keri to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keri. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.5976, Longitude: -81.3798 In this case, the coordinates for Keri have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.833 degrees. |
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