Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keith and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keith
- 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 Keith:
- 39.656740, -81.562903
- 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 Keith
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Keith is near Morgan County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Keith ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Keith.
Within Ohio, the name Keith is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Keith is located in DeKalb County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Keith that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Keith.
- Monroe County
- This Keith is located in Monroe County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the south southwest of the Keith that is located in Noble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Keith.
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keith ...
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.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Crooked Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Equity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Gem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Honesty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Macksburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksburg <5>
- Moscow Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Moundsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
- Moundsville is located in Noble County
- Olive Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Rich Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Three Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Noble County
How Far From Keith 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 Keith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keith and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Keith to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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- Keith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6567, Longitude: -81.5629 In this case, the coordinates for Keith 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 Keith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Keith 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Keith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.586 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.621 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.403 degrees. |