Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keystone Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keystone Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keystone Heights
- 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 Heights:
- 29.785816, -82.031342
- 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 Heights
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Keystone Heights is near Alachua County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- eBird sighting report for Bradford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keystone Heights ...
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.
- Campville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Edgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <2>
- Florahome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florahome
- Florahome is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florahome <2>
- Georges Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
- Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Bradford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
- Grove Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Alachua County
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Mannville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Orange Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County
- Waldo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <2>
How Far From Keystone Heights 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 city such as Keystone Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Keystone Heights and extending to:
- Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keystone Heights to Green Cove Springs, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keystone Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keystone Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keystone Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7858, Longitude: -82.0313 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.36 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.356 degrees. |