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:
- 34.083350, -107.205361
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Socorro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Since Kelly is near Colfax County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Colfax 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 Kelly ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Kelly.
Within New Mexico, the name Kelly is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, 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
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- This Kelly is located in Covington County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the east of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- 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
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Kelly is located in Bladen County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- 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 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Kelly is located in Campbell County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- 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 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- 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 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the northeast of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kelly that is located in Socorro County.
- 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.
- Florida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Red Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Rosedale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Tiffany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Kelly 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 Kelly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Kelly once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelly and extending to:
- Socorro, which is the Seat of Socorro County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kelly to Socorro, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,026 miles [12,916.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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: 34.0834, Longitude: -107.2054 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 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 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 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.513 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.612 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.584 degrees. |