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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 Keysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keysville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Keysville:
    • 27.869193, -82.095642
    • 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 Keysville
  • 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Since Keysville is near Polk County and also Manatee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manatee 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 Keysville

Communities Also Named Keysville ...

We found six communities that are also named Keysville.

Within Florida, the name Keysville is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Kern County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Keysville.
    • Georgia
      • Burke County
      • This Keysville is located in Burke County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the north of the Keysville that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Keysville.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Keysville is located in Carroll County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Keysville that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Keysville.
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Keysville is located in Crawford County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Keysville that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Keysville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • This Keysville is located in Charlotte County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Keysville that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Keysville.
      • Rappahannock County
      • This Keysville is located in Rappahannock County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the north northeast of the Keysville that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Keysville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keysville ...

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.

  • Berry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Berry Landing is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Landing
  • Cindy Lynn Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cindy Lynn Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cindy Lynn Place
  • Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Edge is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Edison
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Edison is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Gordon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gordon is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hunters Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Jacobs Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacobs Run is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
  • Natures Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Natures Place is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natures Place
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Ranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rogers Ranch is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ranch
  • Welcome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Welcome is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

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

  • Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keysville to Tampa, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keysville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Keysville 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 Keysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8692, Longitude: -82.0956       In this case, the coordinates for Keysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.631 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.986 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.792 degrees.