Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kelly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kelly
- 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 Kelly:
- 31.980717, -92.176804
- 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 Kelly
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Caldwell Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
- Since Kelly is near La Salle Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- 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 Kelly ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Kelly.
Within Louisiana, the name Kelly is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- This Kelly is located in Covington County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Kelly.
- DeSoto 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 Mississippi community of Kelly [DeSoto County].
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Kelly is located in Bladen County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Kelly.
- Moore 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 North Carolina community of Kelly [Moore County].
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Kelly lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the north of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Kelly is located in Campbell County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Kelly.
- Tazewell 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 Virginia community of Kelly [Tazewell County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Juneau County
- This Kelly is located in Juneau County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the north of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Kelly.
- Marathon County
- This Kelly is located in Marathon County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km] to the north of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Kelly.
- Wyoming
- Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Kelly [Laramie County].
- Teton County
- This Kelly is located in Teton County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelly that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Kelly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelly ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Chickasaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Cooper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Copenhagen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Cotton Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Hickory Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Nickel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pulpwood Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulpwood Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpwood Spur
- Pulpwood Spur is located in Caldwell Parish
- Rosefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kelly 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 Kelly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelly and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Caldwell Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kelly to Columbia, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kelly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9807, Longitude: -92.1768 In this case, the coordinates for Kelly 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 Kelly, 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 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 Kelly 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 parish. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Kelly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.848 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.762 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.766 degrees. |