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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 Keeners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keeners 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 Keeners:
- 36.923109, -90.505670
- 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 Keeners
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Keeners is near Wayne County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 Keeners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keeners ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Bull Run Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run Camp is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run Camp
- Cedar Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Ferrys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ferrys is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrys
- Green Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Forest is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Holliday Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday Landing is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Landing
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Kelly Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Lost Creek Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek Landing is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Landing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Poplar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Dell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Shook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Vinegar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From Keeners 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 Keeners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keeners and extending to:
- Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keeners to Poplar Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keeners) 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 Keeners 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 Keeners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9231, Longitude: -90.5057 In this case, the coordinates for Keeners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.192 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.165 degrees. |
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