Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kelsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelsey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kelsey
- 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 Kelsey:
- 38.798791, -120.820769
- 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 Kelsey
- 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Kelsey is near Placer County and also Amador County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Amador 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kelsey ...
We found ten communities that share the name Kelsey.
Within California, the name Kelsey is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Kelsey lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kelsey that is located in El Dorado County.
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Kelsey lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kelsey that is located in El Dorado County.
- Minnesota
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Texas
- Alberta
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.
- Apex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Cold Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County
- Garden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Valley <5>
- Gold Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Gold Trail Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Trail Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Trail Park
- Gold Trail Park is located in El Dorado County
- Lotus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lotus is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lotus <5>
- Meadow Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in El Dorado County
- Spanish Flat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Flat
- Spanish Flat is located in El Dorado County
How Far From Kelsey 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 Kelsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelsey and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Kelsey to Sacramento, with an average speed<6> 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 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 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 8,086 miles [13,013.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.7988, Longitude: -120.8208 In this case, the coordinates for Kelsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 338.968 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.723 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.179 degrees. |