Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cross Keys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross Keys and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cross Keys
- 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 Cross Keys:
- 39.589240, -81.230113
- 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 Cross Keys
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Cross Keys is near Washington County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Cross Keys ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Cross Keys.
Within Ohio, the name Cross Keys is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Cross Keys is located in Macon County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cross Keys.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Cross Keys is located in Sussex County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Cross Keys.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Cross Keys is located in Bibb County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Cross Keys.
- DeKalb 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 Georgia community of Cross Keys [DeKalb County].
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- This Cross Keys is located in Tensas Parish and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Cross Keys.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Cross Keys.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Cross Keys.
- Oregon
- Crook 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 Oregon community of Cross Keys [Crook County].
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Cross Keys is located in Adams County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cross Keys.
- Blair County
- This Cross Keys is located in Blair County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Cross Keys.
- Bucks County
- This Cross Keys is located in Bucks County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Cross Keys.
- Juniata County
- This Cross Keys is located in Juniata County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east northeast of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Cross Keys.
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This Cross Keys is located in Union County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the south of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cross Keys.
- Tennessee
- Williamson 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 Tennessee community of Cross Keys [Williamson County].
- Virginia
- Rockingham County
- This Cross Keys is located in Rockingham County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Cross Keys.
- Southampton County
- This Cross Keys is located in Southampton County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southeast of the Cross Keys that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Cross Keys.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Keys ...
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.
- Archers Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archers Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County
- Carter ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Dart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Flag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Gasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Glass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Harriettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Quarry ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Road Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Steel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sycamore Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
How Far From Cross Keys 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 Cross Keys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Cross Keys once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross Keys and extending to:
- Woodsfield, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Keys to Woodsfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Keys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross Keys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5892, Longitude: -81.2301 In this case, the coordinates for Cross Keys 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cross Keys 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> | 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 Cross Keys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cross Keys 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 310.383 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.38 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.277 degrees. |