Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kellogg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellogg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kellogg
- 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 Kellogg:
- 38.015886, -90.054557
- 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 Kellogg
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Kellogg is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Kellogg ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Kellogg.
Within Illinois, the name Kellogg is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kellogg [Erie County].
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Kellogg is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kellogg that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Kellogg.
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellogg ...
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.
- Copper Mine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
- Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Dozaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County
- Hicks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Marigold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- New Bourbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
- New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Quarry Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Roots
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Kellogg 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 Kellogg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kellogg and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kellogg to Chester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kellogg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kellogg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kellogg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0159, Longitude: -90.0546 In this case, the coordinates for Kellogg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Kellogg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Kellogg 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kellogg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.953 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.534 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.721 degrees. |