Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kelvin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelvin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kelvin
- 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 Kelvin:
- 48.937917, -100.051262
- 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 Kelvin
- 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 Rolette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rolette County
- Since Kelvin is near Bottineau County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bottineau County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Kelvin ...
We found five communities that share the name Kelvin.
Within North Dakota, the name Kelvin is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Kelvin lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kelvin that is located in Rolette County.
- Michigan
- Ontario
- This Kelvin lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kelvin that is located in Rolette County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Kelvin lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the east of the Kelvin that is located in Rolette County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelvin ...
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.
- Goodlands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Lyonshall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonshall
- Mountainside ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountainside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside
- Overly
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Regent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Shell Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
- Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
- Willow City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
- Willow City is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <6>
How Far From Kelvin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kelvin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelvin and extending to:
- Rolla, which is the Seat of Rolette County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kelvin to Rolla, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelvin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
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- Kelvin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9379, Longitude: -100.0513 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kelvin 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Kelvin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.267 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.316 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.543 degrees. |