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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 Keltner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keltner 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 Keltner:
- 36.968943, -92.948230
- 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 Keltner
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Keltner is near Douglas County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Keltner
Communities Also Named Keltner ...
We found one communities that are also named Keltner.
Within Missouri, the name Keltner is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Keltner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Keltner is located in Adair County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the east of the Keltner that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Keltner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keltner ...
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.
- Christian Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Christian Center is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Center
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Elkhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Fordland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodhope is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Granada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Granada is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Lawing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawing is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Red Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Witty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Witty is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty
How Far From Keltner 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 Keltner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keltner and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keltner to Ozark, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 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- Keltner) 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 Keltner 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 Keltner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9689, Longitude: -92.9482 In this case, the coordinates for Keltner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.28 degrees. |
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