Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Kealia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kealia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kealia
- 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 Kealia:
- 22.097842, -159.306970
- 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 Kealia
- 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
Communities Also Named Kealia ...
We found two communities that share the name Kealia.
There are two communities within Hawaii that are also named Kealia.
Beyond Hawaii.
- Communities Located In Hawaii ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kealia ...
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.
- Mana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Princeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <3>
How Far From Kealia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kealia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kealia and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Kealia to Honolulu, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 191 days and walking would take 277 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,586 miles [13,817.8 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,159 miles [14,740 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 7,978 miles [12,839.3 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kealia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kealia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kealia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 22.0978, Longitude: -159.3070 In this case, the coordinates for Kealia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Kealia 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 14.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 24.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 353.211 degrees. |