Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kellysville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kellysville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kellysville
- 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 Kellysville:
- 37.344842, -80.927860
- 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 Kellysville
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Kellysville is near Giles County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellysville ...
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.
- Blake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Bozoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Chestnut Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- First Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Ford
- First Ford is located in Giles County (VA)
- French
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
- Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County (VA)
- Hardy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hatcher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hill Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Lick Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Summers County
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- Lilly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Grove
- Lilly Grove is located in Mercer County
- Narrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Peterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <2>
- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Bland County (VA)
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <2>
- Round Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Speedway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Grove
How Far From Kellysville 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 Kellysville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Kellysville and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kellysville to Princeton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kellysville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Kellysville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kellysville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3448, Longitude: -80.9279 In this case, the coordinates for Kellysville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kellysville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.901 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.886 degrees. |