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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 Keeneys Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keeneys Creek 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 Keeneys Creek:
- 38.036776, -81.029405
- 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 Keeneys Creek
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Keeneys Creek is near Nicholas County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Keeneys Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keeneys Creek ...
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.
- Beauty
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beauty is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Bowlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Carver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Clifftop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Divide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Edmond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edmond is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lookout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
- Mountain Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Red Ash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Ash is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rocklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklick is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spy Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spy Rock is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spy Rock
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Keeneys Creek 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 Keeneys Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Keeneys Creek and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Keeneys Creek to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Keeneys Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Keeneys Creek 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 Keeneys Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0368, Longitude: -81.0294 In this case, the coordinates for Keeneys Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.058 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.706 degrees. |
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