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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 Keister, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Keister 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 Keister:
- 37.862899, -80.342851
- 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 Keister
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Keister is near Alleghany County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Keister
Communities Also Named Keister ...
We found two communities that are also named Keister.
Within West Virginia, the name Keister is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Jefferson County
- This Keister is located in Jefferson County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Keister that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Keister.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Keister is located in Loudoun County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Keister that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Keister.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Keister ...
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.
- Anthony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Brink ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Crowfields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Dickson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dickson is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Hopper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopper is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mapledale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Walnut Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Woodman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodman is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
How Far From Keister 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 Keister to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Keister and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Keister to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 192 miles [309 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keister) 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 Keister 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 Keister. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8629, Longitude: -80.3429 In this case, the coordinates for Keister have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.473 degrees. |
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