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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 Keno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keno 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 Keno:
- 42.125633, -121.931078
- 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 Keno
- 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 Klamath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Klamath County
- Since Keno is near Siskiyou County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Keno
Communities Also Named Keno ...
We found eight communities that are also named Keno.
Within Oregon, the name Keno is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Trinity County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Keno [Trinity County].
- Indiana
- Gibson 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 Indiana community of Keno [Gibson County].
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Keno is located in Pulaski County and lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<3> to the east of the Keno that is located in Klamath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Keno.
- Michigan
- Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Keno [Newaygo County].
- Roscommon County
- This Keno is located in Roscommon County and lies 1,875 miles [3,017.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Keno that is located in Klamath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roscommon County community of Keno.
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Keno [Marion County].
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Keno is located in Meigs County and lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<3> to the east of the Keno that is located in Klamath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Keno.
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This Keno is located in Liberty County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Keno that is located in Klamath County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Keno.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keno ...
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.
- Chase ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Clover Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Station is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Station
- Dorris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Falcon Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Falcon Heights is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Heights
- Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gem is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Pelican City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican City is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
- Terminal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terminal City is located in Klamath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
How Far From Keno 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 Keno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keno and extending to:
- Klamath Falls, which is the Seat of Klamath County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keno to Klamath Falls, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,889 miles [12,696.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Keno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Keno 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Keno 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 Keno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1256, Longitude: -121.9311 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.197 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.36 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.796 degrees. |
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