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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kellers Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellers Court and the surrounding area.
- 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 Kellers Court:
- 39.842500, -82.541111
- 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 Kellers Court
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since Kellers Court is near Perry County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Kellers Court
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellers Court ...
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.
- Edgewater Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Firemans Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Firemans Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Park
- Harbor Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Harley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harley is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Shell Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Summerland Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerland Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Beach
- Thornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wacker Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wacker Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker Heights
- Wooded Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wooded Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Kellers Court 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 Kellers Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kellers Court and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kellers Court to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kellers Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kellers Court to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kellers Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8425, Longitude: -82.5411 In this case, the coordinates for Kellers Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.188 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.781 degrees. |
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