Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Keensburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keensburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Keensburg

• 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 Keensburg:
  • 38.350869, -87.866822
  • 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 Keensburg

• 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 Wabash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Wabash County
  • Since Keensburg is near Gibson County and also Edwards County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Gibson County
  • eBird sighting report for Edwards 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 Keensburg ...

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.

• Bone Gap
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap
  • Bone Gap is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bone Gap <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bone Gap
  • From Keensburg to Bone Gap
• Crawleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
  • Crawleyville is located in Gibson County (IN)
• Egg Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
  • Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County (IN)
• Friendsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Wabash County
• Grayville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
  • Grayville is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <1>
• Griffin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Griffin
  • From Keensburg to Griffin
• Hickory Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County (IN)
• Jimtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jimtown is located in Gibson County (IN)
• Maud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Wabash County
• Red Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
  • Red Top is located in Edwards County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Top
  • From Keensburg to Red Top

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Keensburg and extending to:

• Mount Carmel, which is the Seat of Wabash County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Keensburg to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keensburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov