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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 Kellyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellyville 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 Kellyville:
    • 40.055870, -87.639188
    • 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 Kellyville
  • 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
    • Since Kellyville is near Vermillion County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Kellyville

Communities Also Named Kellyville ...

We found six communities that are also named Kellyville.

Within Illinois, the name Kellyville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Adair County
      • This Kellyville is located in Adair County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kellyville that is located in Vermilion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Kellyville.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Kellyville [Mecklenburg County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This Kellyville is located in Creek County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kellyville that is located in Vermilion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Kellyville.
      • Ottawa County
      • This Kellyville is located in Ottawa County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the west southwest of the Kellyville that is located in Vermilion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Kellyville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Kellyville is located in Delaware County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kellyville that is located in Vermilion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Kellyville.
    • Texas
      • Marion County
      • This Kellyville is located in Marion County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kellyville that is located in Vermilion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Kellyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellyville ...

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.

  • Belgium
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Belgium is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Bucktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucktown is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Danville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Denmark ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Denmark is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Flat Iron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Flat Iron is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grape Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Hartshorn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Hillery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillery is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
  • Himrod
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Himrod is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
  • Meeks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meeks is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Unionville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

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

  • Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Kellyville to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kellyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Kellyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Kellyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kellyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0559, Longitude: -87.6392       In this case, the coordinates for Kellyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.436 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.074 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.082 degrees.