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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 Keller, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keller 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 Keller:
- 37.620611, -75.764737
- 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 Keller
- 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
- Since Keller is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Keller
Communities Also Named Keller ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Keller.
Within Virginia, the name Keller is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner 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 Arkansas community of Keller [Faulkner County].
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Keller [Randolph County].
- Colorado
- Bent County
- This Keller is located in Bent County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<3> to the west of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bent County community of Keller.
- Georgia
- Bryan County
- This Keller is located in Bryan County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Keller.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Keller is located in Peoria County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Keller.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Keller is located in Vigo County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Keller.
- Iowa
- Kossuth 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 Iowa community of Keller [Kossuth County].
- Kentucky
- Harrison 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 Kentucky community of Keller [Harrison County].
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Keller is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Keller.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Keller is located in Frederick County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Keller.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Keller is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<3> to the west of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Keller.
- Washington
- Ferry County
- This Keller is located in Ferry County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Keller that is located in Accomack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ferry County community of Keller.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson 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 West Virginia community of Keller [Jefferson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keller ...
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.
- Bobtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Cats Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chancetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chancetown is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
- Coal Kiln Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
- Crockett Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Little Hell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little Hell is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
- Locksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locksville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
- Locust Mount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mappsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
- Middlesex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Painter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pennyville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Savageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
How Far From Keller 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 town such as Keller to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keller and extending to:
- Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Keller to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Keller 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> | 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 Keller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Keller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Keller 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 Keller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6206, Longitude: -75.7647 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.232 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.494 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.687 degrees. |
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