Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 The Keyhole:
  • 25.503720, -80.180882
  • 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 The Keyhole

• 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 Miami-Dade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami-Dade County
  • Since The Keyhole is near Monroe County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 The Keyhole

Communities Also Named The Keyhole ...

We found one communities that are also named The Keyhole.

Within Florida, the name The Keyhole is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named The Keyhole in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Delta County
    • This The Keyhole is located in Delta County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Keyhole that is located in Miami-Dade County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of The Keyhole.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Keyhole ...

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.

• Cutter Bank
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cutter Bank is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Bank
• Gables by the Sea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
  • Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
  • Coral Bay
• Gold Key
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Key is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Key
• Howard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Kings Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
• Peters
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peters is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
• Pinecrest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,006 people
  • Pinecrest has also been known as:
  • Pinecrest village
• Rockdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Sponge Rocks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sponge Rocks is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sponge Rocks
• Sunrise Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor

How Far From The Keyhole to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Keyhole to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from The Keyhole to Miami, 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 five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'