Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kelley Springs:
  • 36.715348, -94.419939
  • 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 Kelley Springs

• 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 McDonald County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
  • Since Kelley Springs is near Newton County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Kelley Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelley Springs ...

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.

• Christopher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Christopher is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
• Deep Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Ford is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
• Elk Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Elk Springs is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
• Erie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Erie is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Ginger Blue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Goodman
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
• June
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • June is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June
• May
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • May is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
• Plainview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainview is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Splitlog
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Splitlog is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
• Sugar Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach

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

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

• Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kelley Springs to Pineville, 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,312 miles [8,548.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'