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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 Keeny Row, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keeny Row and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Keeny Row:
    • 39.953964, -79.886715
    • 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 Keeny Row
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Keeny Row is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Keeny Row

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keeny Row ...

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.

  • Century
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Century is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crucible
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crucible is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucible
  • Dearth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dearth is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
  • Edenborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Edenborn is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenborn
  • Filbert
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Filbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
  • Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gates is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Heistersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
  • Herbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Herbert is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Ralph
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ralph is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Republic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Republic is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Sea Right
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sea Right is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Searights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Searights is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
    • Shamrock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shamrock is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Stringtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Superior
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Superior is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Tuckertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckertown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

How Far From Keeny Row 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 Keeny Row to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keeny Row and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Keeny Row to Uniontown, 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 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 '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- Keeny Row) 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 Keeny Row 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 Keeny Row. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9540, Longitude: -79.8867       In this case, the coordinates for Keeny Row have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.544 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.48 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.552 degrees.