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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 Keats, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keats 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 Keats:
    • 36.544310, -78.296663
    • 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 Keats
  • 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Since Keats is near Warren County and also Vance 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 Vance 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 Keats

Communities Also Named Keats ...

We found two communities that are also named Keats.

Within Virginia, the name Keats is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Keats is located in Hillsborough County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Keats that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Keats.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This Keats is located in Riley County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Keats that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Keats.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keats ...

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.

  • Antlers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Bullocksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullocksville is located in Vance County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Elamtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
  • Gills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gills is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Ponderosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ponderosa is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Presbyterian Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
  • Redlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Redlawn is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
  • Roberts Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Townsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

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

  • Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Keats to Boydton, 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Keats 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 Keats. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5443, Longitude: -78.2967       In this case, the coordinates for Keats have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.735 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.045 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.083 degrees.