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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 Kelsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelsey and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 40.243655, -90.043728
- 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 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Kelsey is near Fulton County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Kelsey
Communities Also Named Kelsey ...
We found ten communities that are also named Kelsey.
Within Illinois, the name Kelsey is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located 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 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Kelsey is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the west of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Kelsey.
- Kentucky
- Caldwell 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 Kentucky community of Kelsey [Caldwell County].
- Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Kelsey is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the south of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Kelsey.
- Manitoba
- This Kelsey lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Kelsey is located in Saint Louis County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Kelsey.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Kelsey is located in Delaware County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Kelsey.
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- This Kelsey is located in Watauga County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Kelsey.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kelsey [Belmont County].
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Kelsey is located in Upshur County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kelsey that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Kelsey.
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.
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buzzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Havana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Marbletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Otto ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Peterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peterville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterville
- Poplar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quiver Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
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:
- Havana, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Kelsey to Springfield, with an average speed<5> 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 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Kelsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kelsey 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 Kelsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2437, Longitude: -90.0437 In this case, the coordinates for Kelsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.022 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.917 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.189 degrees. |
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