Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keego Harbor:
  • 42.608015, -83.343947
  • 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 Keego Harbor

• 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Oakland County
  • Since Keego Harbor is near Macomb County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Macomb County
  • eBird sighting report for Wayne 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keego Harbor ...

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.

• Charing Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charing Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
  • Charing Cross is located in Oakland County
• Commerce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Oakland County
• Four Towns
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
  • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
  • Franklin has also been known as:
  • Franklin Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Oakland County
• Oxbow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
• Union Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
  • Union Lake is located in Oakland County
• Wolverine Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine Lake
  • Wolverine Lake is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people

How Far From Keego Harbor 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 city such as Keego Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Keego Harbor and extending to:

• Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Keego Harbor to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keego Harbor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/