NORTH POLE (KELO.com) — Santa Claus has left the North Pole and is once again racing against the clock to deliver presents to kids around the world before dawn breaks on Christmas morning.
As Santa travels the globe, the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Google track his movements. For Santa to deliver gifts, kids must be in bed by the time his reindeer touch down on the roof, and kids can use NORAD’s and Google’s tracking systems to make sure they’re asleep in plenty of time.
If previous years are indicative of Santa’s 2019 journey, he should be in Australia around 8:30 a.m. EST and then in Russia around 1 p.m. EST. Last year, he arrived on the U.S. East Coast at around 10 p.m. EST. His first stop, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was in the eastern part of South Carolina. By 10:30 p.m., he was in Virginia and then moved north, past Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Maine, before heading into Canada.
When will Santa arrive in South Dakota? You can track the Jolly Old Elf here!
Merry Christmas!
