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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 Kewanna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kewanna 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 Kewanna:
- 41.019274, -86.412473
- 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 Kewanna
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Kewanna is near Pulaski County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Kewanna
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kewanna ...
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.
- Beardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beardstown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Big Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
- Grass Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grass Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Creek
- Green Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oak
- Guise Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guise Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guise Park
- Lake Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Bruce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruce
- Leases Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leases Corner is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Corner
- Marshtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Royal Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Star City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kewanna 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 town such as Kewanna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kewanna and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kewanna to Rochester, 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). 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 517 miles [832 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kewanna) 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 Kewanna 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 Kewanna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0193, Longitude: -86.4125 In this case, the coordinates for Kewanna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.223 degrees. |
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