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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 Kesley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kesley 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 Kesley:
- 42.662461, -92.909060
- 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 Kesley
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Kesley is near Franklin County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Kesley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kesley ...
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.
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eleanor is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Fern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Macey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Packard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Pilot Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilot Rock is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock
- Shell Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Kesley 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 Kesley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kesley and extending to:
- Allison, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kesley to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kesley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kesley 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 Kesley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6625, Longitude: -92.9091 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.022 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.039 degrees. |
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