Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keota and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keota
- 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 Keota:
- 36.954468, -104.476376
- 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 Keota
- 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 Colfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Since Keota is near Las Animas County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Keota ...
We found five communities that share the name Keota.
Within New Mexico, the name Keota is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keota ...
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.
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County
- Cokedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Earl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Kiowa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Madrid ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Colfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County (CO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
- Yankee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Keota 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 community such as Keota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keota and extending to:
- Raton, which is the Seat of Colfax County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Keota to Santa Fe, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keota. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9545, Longitude: -104.4764 In this case, the coordinates for Keota have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Keota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Keota to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.86 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.953 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.976 degrees. |