Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Keyes Hollow:
  • 43.250354, -72.227587
  • 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 Keyes Hollow

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Keyes Hollow is near Cheshire County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 Keyes Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keyes Hollow ...

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.

• Box Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
• Crescent Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Dodge Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dodge Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Hollow
• Guild
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Guild is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
• Hemlock Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
• Lynn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Mill Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mill Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
• Puckershire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Puckershire is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckershire
• Quaker City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people

How Far From Keyes Hollow 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 Keyes Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Keyes Hollow and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Keyes Hollow to Concord, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'