Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keene and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keene
- 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 Keene:
- 35.949312, -78.904175
- 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 Keene
- 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 Durham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Since Keene is near Orange County and also Wake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Wake 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 Keene ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Keene.
Within North Carolina, the name Keene is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Keene [Chaffee County].
- Weld County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Keene [Weld County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Keene is located in Hillsborough County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Keene that is located in Durham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Keene.
- Nassau County
- This Keene is located in Nassau County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the south southwest of the Keene that is located in Durham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Keene.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Essex County
- This Keene is located in Essex County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Keene that is located in Durham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Keene.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Keene [Jefferson County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Keene lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north of the Keene that is located in Durham County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keene ...
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.
- Colony Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Colony Park is located in Durham County
- Falconbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconbridge
- Falconbridge is located in Durham County
- Few
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hickory Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County
- Joyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Knoll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
- Rocky Knoll is located in Durham County
How Far From Keene to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Keene to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keene and extending to:
- Durham, which is the Seat of Durham County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Keene to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Durham County: www.co.durham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keene) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9493, Longitude: -78.9042 In this case, the coordinates for Keene have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Keene 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Keene to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.373 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.521 degrees. |