Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Keystone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keystone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Keystone
- 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 Keystone:
- 41.277581, -75.795749
- 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 Keystone
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since Keystone is near Lackawanna County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Keystone ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Keystone.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Keystone.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Elk County
- Perry County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Keystone is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<2> to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Keystone.
- Tuolumne County
- This Keystone is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km] to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Keystone.
- Colorado
- Routt County
- This Keystone is located in Routt County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<2> to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Keystone.
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Keystone [San Miguel County].
- Summit County
- This Keystone is located in Summit County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km] to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Keystone.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Owen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Keystone [Owen County].
- Wells County
- This Keystone is located in Wells County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wells County community of Keystone.
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- This Keystone is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Keystone.
- Saint Martin Parish
- This Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km] to the southwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Keystone.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Keystone [Polk County].
- Wright County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Keystone [Wright County].
- Missouri
- Clinton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Keystone [Clinton County].
- Reynolds County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Keystone [Reynolds County].
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Keystone [Douglas County].
- Keith County
- This Keystone is located in Keith County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<2> to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keith County community of Keystone.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Keystone.
- Eureka County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Keystone [Eureka County].
- Nye County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Keystone [Nye County].
- White Pine County
- This Keystone is located in White Pine County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<2> to the west of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Keystone.
- North Dakota
- Dickey County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Keystone [Dickey County].
- Richland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Keystone [Richland County].
- Ohio
- Hocking County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Keystone [Hocking County].
- Jackson County
- This Keystone is located in Jackson County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Keystone.
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Keystone is located in Adams County and lies 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Keystone.
- Island County
- This Keystone is located in Island County and lies 2,309 miles [3,716 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Keystone.
- Okanogan County
- This Keystone is located in Okanogan County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the west northwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okanogan County community of Keystone.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Keystone is located in Marion County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Keystone.
- McDowell County
- This Keystone is located in McDowell County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the southwest of the Keystone that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Keystone.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keystone ...
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.
- Cork Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Dickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Forty Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Hughestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
- Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
- Inkerman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Laurel Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Laurel Run is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Run <5>
- Miners Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Mills
- Miners Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
- Plainsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsville
- Plainsville is located in Luzerne County
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <5>
How Far From Keystone 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 Keystone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keystone and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Keystone to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,333 miles [6,973.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keystone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Keystone 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keystone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Keystone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2776, Longitude: -75.7957 In this case, the coordinates for Keystone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Keystone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Keystone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.959 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.757 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.205 degrees. |