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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Kelsey:
    • 42.045363, -75.298228
    • 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 Kelsey
  • 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 Kelsey ...

We found ten communities that share the name Kelsey.

Within New York, the name Kelsey is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Kelsey lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Kelsey is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Kelsey.
    • Illinois
      • Mason County
      • This Kelsey is located in Mason County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the west of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Kelsey.
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kelsey [Caldwell County].
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Kelsey is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Kelsey.
    • Manitoba
      • This Kelsey lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Kelsey is located in Saint Louis County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Kelsey.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Kelsey is located in Watauga County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Kelsey.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kelsey [Belmont County].
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Kelsey is located in Upshur County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kelsey that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Kelsey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelsey ...

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.

  • Apex
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Delaware County
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Delaware County
  • China
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • China is located in Delaware County
  • Danville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Broome County
  • Deposit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <5>
  • Fishs Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishs Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishs Eddy
    • Fishs Eddy is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishs Eddy <5>
  • Harvard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in Delaware County
  • Kerry Siding
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerry Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry Siding
    • Kerry Siding is located in Delaware County
  • Kerryville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerryville
    • Kerryville is located in Delaware County
  • Maple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Rock Rift
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
    • Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
  • Starlight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starlight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight
    • Starlight is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starlight <5>
  • Winterdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
    • Winterdale is located in Wayne County (PA)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelsey and extending to:

  • Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kelsey to Delhi, 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,283 miles [6,892.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelsey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kelsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0454, Longitude: -75.2982       In this case, the coordinates for Kelsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Kelsey 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>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 Kelsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Kelsey 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 306.579 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.451 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.643 degrees.









 

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