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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 Keithsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keithsburg 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 Keithsburg:
- 34.274539, -84.451594
- 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 Keithsburg
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Keithsburg is near Pickens County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Keithsburg
Communities Also Named Keithsburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Keithsburg.
Within Georgia, the name Keithsburg is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Keithsburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Keithsburg is located in Mercer County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Keithsburg that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Keithsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keithsburg ...
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.
- Ball Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fields Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
- Free Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Keithsburg 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 Keithsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keithsburg and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Keithsburg to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Keithsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Keithsburg 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 Keithsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2745, Longitude: -84.4516 In this case, the coordinates for Keithsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.819 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.184 degrees. |
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