Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kells and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kells
- 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 Kells:
- 45.434431, -87.708575
- 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 Kells
- 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 Menominee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- Since Kells is near Marinette County and also Dickinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marinette County
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kells ...
We found two communities that share the name Kells.
Within Michigan, the name Kells is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kells ...
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.
- Birch Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Birch Creek is located in Menominee County
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Menominee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carbondale
- From Kells to Carbondale
- Cedar River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River
- Cedar River is located in Menominee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar River <4>
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedarville
- From Kells to Cedarville
- Eagles Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County
- Middle Inlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Inlet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
- Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Miles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Nathan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Packard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rubys Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
- Rubys Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rubys Corner
- From Kells to Rubys Corner
- Sweetheart City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetheart City
- Sweetheart City is located in Marinette County (WI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweetheart City
- From Kells to Sweetheart City
How Far From Kells 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 Kells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Kells and extending to:
- Menominee, which is the Seat of Menominee County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<5> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kells to Menominee, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Kells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kells 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4344, Longitude: -87.7086 In this case, the coordinates for Kells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kells 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 314.412 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.815 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.503 degrees. |