Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Key Estates

• 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 Key Estates:
  • 41.256111, -82.622500
  • 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 Key Estates

• 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
  • Since Key Estates is near Erie County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Key Estates

Communities Also Named Key Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Key Estates.

Within Ohio, the name Key Estates is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Lincoln County
    • This Key Estates is located in Lincoln County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the west of the Key Estates that is located in Huron County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Key Estates.
  • Tennessee
    • Rutherford County
    • This Key Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Key Estates that is located in Huron County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Key Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Key Estates ...

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.

• Bogart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bogart is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
• Hartland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
• Hartland Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
• Hunts Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
  • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
  • Moorehead
• Lyme ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyme is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
• Peru
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Peru is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
• Spears Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spears Corners is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corners
• Standardsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Standardsburg is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardsburg
• Strongs Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Strongs Ridge is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ridge

How Far From Key Estates 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 Key Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Key Estates and extending to:

• Norwalk, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Key Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'