Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kelleytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelleytown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kelleytown

• 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 Kelleytown:
  • 33.537335, -84.089081
  • 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 Kelleytown

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Kelleytown is near Newton County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Kelleytown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelleytown ...

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.

• Blossom ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blossom is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
• Brandy Shoals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
• Flakes Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
• Hidden Shoals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
• Honey Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Julia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Julia is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
• Knob ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
• Magnet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnet is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Orleans ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Orleans is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Shoal Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
• Stone Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stone Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek

How Far From Kelleytown 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 Kelleytown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kelleytown and extending to:

• McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Kelleytown to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'