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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 Kellerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellerville 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 Kellerville:
- 35.371715, -100.502908
- 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 Kellerville
- 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 Wheeler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Since Kellerville is near Gray County and also Hemphill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gray County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hemphill 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 Kellerville
Communities Also Named Kellerville ...
We found five communities that are also named Kellerville.
Within Texas, the name Kellerville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Kellerville is located in Adams County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kellerville that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Kellerville.
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Kellerville is located in Dubois County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kellerville that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Kellerville.
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- This Kellerville is located in Shelby County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kellerville that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kellerville.
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Kellerville is located in Avery County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east of the Kellerville that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Kellerville.
- Pennsylvania
- Juniata County
- This Kellerville is located in Juniata County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kellerville that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Kellerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellerville ...
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.
- Back
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Back is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
- Fuller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Heaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hoover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Magic City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Magic City is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Rockledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockledge is located in Donley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Shamrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twitty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Twitty is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
How Far From Kellerville 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 Kellerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kellerville and extending to:
- Wheeler, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kellerville to Wheeler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kellerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kellerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kellerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3717, Longitude: -100.5029 In this case, the coordinates for Kellerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.807 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.118 degrees. |
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