Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kelso, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelso and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kelso
- 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 Kelso:
- 48.011849, -116.706587
- 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 Kelso
- 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 Bonner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bonner County
- Since Kelso is near Kootenai County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille 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 Kelso ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Kelso.
There is one other community in Idaho which is also named Kelso.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Kelso, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Idaho ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno 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 California community of Kelso [Fresno County].
- San Bernardino County
- This Kelso is located in San Bernardino County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the south of the Kelso that is located in Bonner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Kelso.
- Indiana
- Dearborn 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 Indiana community of Kelso [Dearborn County].
- Huntington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Kelso [Huntington County].
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Hooker County
- This Kelso is located in Hooker County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kelso that is located in Bonner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hooker County community of Kelso.
- Howard 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 Nebraska community of Kelso [Howard County].
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Kelso lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelso that is located in Bonner County.
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Kelso lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelso that is located in Bonner County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 8,498 miles [13,676.2 km]<1> to the west southwest
- - New South Wales
- Distance: 8,039 miles [12,937.5 km] to the west southwest
- - Queensland
- Distance: 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] to the west
- New Zealand
- Distance: 7,868 miles [12,662.3 km]<1> to the southwest
- South Africa
- Distance: 10,326 miles [16,618.1 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelso ...
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.
- Blacktail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
- Echo Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Evans Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Evans Landing is located in Bonner County
- Fir Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Bonner County
- North Pole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
- North Pole is located in Kootenai County
- Silver Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Silver Sands Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Sands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
- Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Spirit Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
- Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
- Twinlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kelso 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 Kelso to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelso and extending to:
- Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kelso to Sandpoint, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 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 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kelso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0118, Longitude: -116.7066 In this case, the coordinates for Kelso 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kelso 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 Kelso, 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 Kelso 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 336.277 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.134 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.062 degrees. |