Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keyesport Landing:
  • 38.756714, -89.272850
  • 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 Keyesport Landing

• 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 Bond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bond County
  • Since Keyesport Landing is near Clinton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Keyesport Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keyesport Landing ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Boulder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boulder is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Fairman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairman is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Harbor Light Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
• Hookdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hookdale is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
• Huey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Huey is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
• Marydale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marydale is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
• Mulberry Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <1>
• Panorama Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
• Pleasant Mound
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound

How Far From Keyesport Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Keyesport Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keyesport Landing and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Bond County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keyesport Landing to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'