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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 Keefer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keefer 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 Keefer:
    • 30.179938, -95.198544
    • 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 Keefer
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Keefer is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Keefer

Communities Also Named Keefer ...

We found three communities that are also named Keefer.

Within Texas, the name Keefer is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Butte 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 California community of Keefer [Butte County].
    • Kansas
      • Decatur 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 Kansas community of Keefer [Decatur County].
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Keefer is located in Grant County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the northeast of the Keefer that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Keefer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keefer ...

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.

  • Deerbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Elm Grove Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
  • Grace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grace is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Greentree Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
  • Hidden Echo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
  • Hunter Ridge Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
  • Kings Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kings Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Kingwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Midline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midline is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midline
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Plum Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Security
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Security is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
  • Snuff Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Snuff Ridge is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuff Ridge
  • Woodbranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

How Far From Keefer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Keefer to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keefer and extending to:

  • Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keefer to Conroe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,780 miles [12,520.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Keefer 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 '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- Keefer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Keefer 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 Keefer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1799, Longitude: -95.1985       In this case, the coordinates for Keefer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.541 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.509 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.245 degrees.