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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 Kelso, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelso 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 Kelso:
- 38.733975, -96.570732
- 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 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Since Kelso is near Wabaunsee County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wabaunsee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Kelso
Communities Also Named Kelso ...
We found 25 communities that are also named Kelso.
Within Kansas, the name Kelso is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty 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 Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Kelso is located in Desha County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Kelso.
- 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 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Kelso.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Kelso is located in Bonner County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Kelso.
- Cassia County
- This Kelso is located in Cassia County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the west northwest of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia 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].
- Michigan
- Iron 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 Michigan community of Kelso [Iron County].
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Kelso is located in Sharkey County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Kelso.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This Kelso is located in Scott County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Kelso.
- Nebraska
- Hooker County
- This Kelso is located in Hooker County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelso that is located in Morris 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
- Traill County
- This Kelso is located in Traill County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the north of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Kelso.
- Oklahoma
- Craig County
- This Kelso is located in Craig County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Kelso.
- Ontario
- This Kelso lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Kelso is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Kelso.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kelso lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Kelso is located in Lincoln County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kelso.
- Texas
- Deaf Smith County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Deaf Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deaf Smith County community of Kelso.
- Washington
- Cowlitz County
- This Kelso is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kelso that is located in Morris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Kelso.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 9,145 miles [14,717.5 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Kelso
- - New South Wales
- Distance: 8,797 miles [14,157.4 km] to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Kelso
- - Queensland
- Distance: 8,463 miles [13,619.9 km] to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Kelso
- New Zealand
- Distance: 8,236 miles [13,254.6 km]<1> to the southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Kelso
- South Africa
- Distance: 9,417 miles [15,155.2 km]<1> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on Kelso
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.
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Council Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Brook is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Strong City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <4>
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:
- Council Grove, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kelso to Topeka, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 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- Kelso) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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 Kelso 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 Kelso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7340, Longitude: -96.5707 In this case, the coordinates for Kelso have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.378 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.746 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.716 degrees. |
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