Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Keltonburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keltonburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Keltonburg

• 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 Keltonburg:
  • 35.876177, -85.747205
  • 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 Keltonburg

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Keltonburg is near Warren County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Keltonburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keltonburg ...

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.

• Center Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Center Point is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Drop ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Drop is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
• Fall City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall City is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
• Frank Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frank Ferry is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
• Green Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greens Crossroad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
• Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
• Joppa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Joppa is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lucky
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucky is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
• Peeled Chestnut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
• Pin Hook Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
• Pinhook ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Young Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Keltonburg and extending to:

• Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Keltonburg to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'