Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crossroads:
  • 41.016473, -76.935521
  • 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 Kelly Crossroads

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Kelly Crossroads is near Northumberland County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Kelly Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelly Crossroads ...

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.

• Buffalo Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • College Park is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Fairville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Kelly Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kelly Point is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Point
• Lewisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <1>
• Old Furnace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Furnace is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Furnace
• Red Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Spring Garden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Garden is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Springtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Springtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Tannertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tannertown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannertown
• Turtleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turtleville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtleville

How Far From Kelly Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Kelly Crossroads to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 146 miles [235 km] to the south (S). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,393 miles [7,069.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'