Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keating, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keating and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keating
- 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 Keating:
- 41.258953, -77.904161
- 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 Keating
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Keating is near Centre County and also Cameron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Keating ...
We found three communities that share the name Keating.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Keating is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Keating lies 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keating that is located in Clinton County.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Keating is located in Baker County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keating that is located in Clinton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Keating.
- Union 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 Oregon community of Keating [Union County].
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keating ...
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.
- Birch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Castle Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Garden
- Castle Garden is located in Cameron County
- Cherry Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Cherry Run is located in Centre County
- Clarence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Centre County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
- Cooks Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Driftwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
- Farwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- German Settlement
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Settlement
- German Settlement is located in Centre County
- Monument
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Old Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Pancake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Panther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Piper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Poorman Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Pottersdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Spruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Twin Hollows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hollows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
- Twin Hollows is located in Centre County
- Piper
How Far From Keating 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 Keating to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keating and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keating to Lock Haven, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 169 miles [272 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keating. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Keating) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keating. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2590, Longitude: -77.9042 In this case, the coordinates for Keating have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Keating 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> | 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. |
| <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 Keating 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 308.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.211 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.164 degrees. |