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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 Keyesport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keyesport 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 Keyesport:
- 38.740972, -89.277164
- 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
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Keyesport is near Bond County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keyesport ...
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
- Harbor Light Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- Hookdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Huey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Panorama Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Pleasant Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
How Far From Keyesport 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 Keyesport 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 and extending to:
- Carlyle, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keyesport to Carlyle, 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 74 miles [119.1 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 658 miles [1,058.9 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 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keyesport) 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 Keyesport 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 Keyesport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7410, Longitude: -89.2772 In this case, the coordinates for Keyesport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.475 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.19 degrees. |
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