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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 Keysburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keysburg 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 Keysburg:
- 36.651566, -87.008676
- 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 Keysburg
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Keysburg is near Robertson County and also Todd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Todd 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 Keysburg
Communities Also Named Keysburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Keysburg.
Within Kentucky, the name Keysburg is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Keysburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Keysburg is located in Etowah County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Keysburg that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Keysburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keysburg ...
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.
- Cave Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dot is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Forest Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mills is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Forts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forts is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Kent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kent is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Keysburg 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 Keysburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keysburg and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keysburg to Russellville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Keysburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Keysburg 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 Keysburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6516, Longitude: -87.0087 In this case, the coordinates for Keysburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.67 degrees. |
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