Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keener, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keener and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keener
- 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 Keener:
- 39.691770, -76.721640
- 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 Keener
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Keener is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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
Communities Also Named Keener ...
We found five communities that share the name Keener.
Within Maryland, the name Keener is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Keener [Boone County].
- Scott County
- This Keener is located in Scott County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Keener that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Keener.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keener ...
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.
- Beetree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Fiscal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <5>
- Freeland Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Gores Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gores Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Green Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Hamlet Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
- Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Harris Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Prettyboy Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prettyboy Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
- Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
- Railroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Railroad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad
- Railroad is located in York County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Railroad <5>
- Roller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Roller is located in Carroll County
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- Spook Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spook Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
- Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
- Valley Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Walkers Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Windtree Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windtree Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Young Mans Fancy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Spook Hill
How Far From Keener 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 Keener to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Keener once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Keener and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keener to Towson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keener) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keener. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6918, Longitude: -76.7216 In this case, the coordinates for Keener have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keener, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Keener could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Keener to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.288 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.269 degrees. |