Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keefton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keefton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keefton
- 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 Keefton:
- 35.589821, -95.339414
- 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 Keefton
- 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 Muskogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Muskogee County
- Since Keefton is near McIntosh County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Keefton ...
We found one communities that share the name Keefton.
Within Oklahoma, the name Keefton is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Keefton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keefton ...
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.
- Aqua Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Braggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
- Braggs is located in Muskogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <3>
- Duchess Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
- Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
- Gore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Gore is located in Sequoyah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <3>
- Gore Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Landing
- Gore Landing is located in Sequoyah County
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Paradise Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Pumpkin Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County
- River Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Sour John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Wybark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
How Far From Keefton 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 Keefton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Keefton and extending to:
- Muskogee, which is the Seat of Muskogee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Keefton to Muskogee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,402 miles [8,693.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keefton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Keefton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keefton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keefton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5898, Longitude: -95.3394 In this case, the coordinates for Keefton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Keefton 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 319.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.065 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.625 degrees. |