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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 Kellys Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellys Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kellys Crossroads:
    • 31.069623, -85.751600
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kellys Crossroads
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Kellys Crossroads ...

We found two communities that share the name Kellys Crossroads.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Kellys Crossroads.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Kellys Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Coosa County
      • This Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kellys Crossroads that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Kellys Crossroads.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Vance County
      • This Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kellys Crossroads that is located in Geneva County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Kellys Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellys Crossroads ...

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.

  • Chancellor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
    • Chancellor is located in Geneva County
  • Clayhatchee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Coffee Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Geneva County
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
  • High Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
  • Highfalls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
  • Highnote
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highnote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highnote
    • Highnote is located in Geneva County
  • Holland Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
    • Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County (FL)
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Geneva County

How Far From Kellys Crossroads 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 community such as Kellys Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Geneva County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kellys Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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- Kellys Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kellys Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0696, Longitude: -85.7516       In this case, the coordinates for Kellys Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kellys Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.889 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.039 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.396 degrees.




 

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