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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley:
    • 44.189772, -73.785972
    • 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 Valley
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keene Valley ...

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.

  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grover Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hills
    • Grover Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lewis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Essex County
  • Mineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineville
    • Mineville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineville <1>
  • New Russia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Russia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Russia
    • New Russia is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Russia <1>
  • North Pole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
    • North Pole is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Pole <1>
  • Shady Corner Curve
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Corner Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Corner Curve
    • Shady Corner Curve is located in Essex County
  • Upper Jay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

How Far From Keene Valley 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 Keene Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Keene Valley and extending to:

  • Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Keene Valley to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,140 miles [6,662.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keene Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keene Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keene Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1898, Longitude: -73.7860       In this case, the coordinates for Keene Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Valley 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 305.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.456 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.921 degrees.




 

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