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:
- 33.362612, -96.618879
- 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 Collin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Collin County
- Since Kelly is near Grayson County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Texas, the name Kelly is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kelly that is located in Collin 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
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Kelly is located in Bladen County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the east of the Kelly that is located in Collin 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 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kelly that is located in Collin County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Kelly is located in Campbell County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kelly that is located in Collin 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 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kelly that is located in Collin 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 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the north northeast of the Kelly that is located in Collin 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 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kelly that is located in Collin 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.
- Anna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Anna is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Chambersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Chambersville is located in Collin County
- Desert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Elm View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Prosper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Prosper is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <5>
- Tom Bean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
- Tom Bean is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <5>
How Far From Kelly 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 Kelly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kelly and extending to:
- McKinney, which is the Seat of Collin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kelly to McKinney, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 33.3626, Longitude: -96.6189 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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'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 Kelly 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 319.894 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.505 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.512 degrees. |