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Communities Also Named Kelsey ...

We found ten communities that share the name Kelsey.

Within Alberta, the name Kelsey is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these ten communities, one is located in Canada and the other nine communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Kelsey is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Kelsey.
    • Illinois
      • Mason County
      • This Kelsey is located in Mason County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Kelsey.
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kelsey [Caldwell County].
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Kelsey is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Kelsey.
    • Manitoba
      • This Kelsey lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Kelsey is located in Saint Louis County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Kelsey.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Kelsey is located in Delaware County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Kelsey.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Kelsey is located in Watauga County and lies 1,883 miles [3,030.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Kelsey.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kelsey [Belmont County].
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Kelsey is located in Upshur County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Kelsey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelsey ...

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.

  • Bruce
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Daysland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Forestburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Meeting Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Norway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Poe
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Red Willow
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Round Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

How Far From Kelsey 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 Kelsey to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Kelsey to Edmonton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kelsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.8460, Longitude: -112.5475    
<2>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 Kelsey 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 . 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.
<3>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 Kelsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Kelsey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.047 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.818 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.653 degrees.









 

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