Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellisville
- 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 Ellisville:
- 31.545441, -88.213343
- 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 Ellisville
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Ellisville is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Ellisville ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Ellisville.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Ellisville.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Baldwin County
- This Ellisville is located in Baldwin County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Ellisville.
- Cherokee County
- This Ellisville is located in Cherokee County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Ellisville.
- Baldwin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- This Ellisville is located in Calhoun County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Ellisville.
- Florida
- Columbia County
- This Ellisville is located in Columbia County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Ellisville.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Ellisville is located in Fulton County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the north of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ellisville.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Ellisville is located in Allen County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Ellisville.
- Kentucky
- Nicholas County
- This Ellisville is located in Nicholas County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Ellisville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Ellisville is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Ellisville.
- Mississippi
- Jones County
- This Ellisville is located in Jones County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Ellisville.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Ellisville.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Ellisville is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Ellisville.
- Ontario
- This Ellisville lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- South Dakota
- Faulk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Ellisville [Faulk County].
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Ellisville is located in Louisa County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Ellisville.
- Washington
- King County
- This Ellisville is located in King County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Ellisville.
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the north of the Ellisville that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Ellisville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellisville ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballfield Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Carpenter
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Healing Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Oil Well Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Well Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Rescueville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescueville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Silver Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
- Silver Cross is located in Washington County
How Far From Ellisville 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 Ellisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellisville and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Ellisville to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,410 miles [11,925.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5454, Longitude: -88.2133 In this case, the coordinates for Ellisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Ellisville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ellisville 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 314.373 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.241 degrees. |