Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kelat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelat and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kelat

• 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 Kelat:
  • 38.526184, -84.312158
  • 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 Kelat

• 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Since Kelat is near Pendleton County and also Bracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken 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 Kelat

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelat ...

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.

• Bachelors Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
• Berry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Berry is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
• Claysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Claysville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Cynthiana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cynthiana is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <1>
• Durbintown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Durbintown is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbintown
• Four Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Four Oaks is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
• Marcus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marcus is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
• Oddville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oddville is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
• Poindexter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Poindexter is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Rutland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutland is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kelat and extending to:

• Cynthiana, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kelat to Cynthiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'