Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellaville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellaville
- 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 Ellaville:
- 34.258414, -87.322281
- 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 Ellaville
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Ellaville is near Lawrence County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Ellaville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Ellaville.
Within Alabama, the name Ellaville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jackson County
- This Ellaville is located in Jackson County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ellaville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ellaville.
- Madison 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 Florida community of Ellaville [Madison County].
- Suwannee County
- This Ellaville is located in Suwannee County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the southeast of the Ellaville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Ellaville.
- Georgia
- Schley County
- This Ellaville is located in Schley County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ellaville that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schley County community of Ellaville.
- Sumter 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 Georgia community of Ellaville [Sumter County].
- Maryland
- Oklahoma
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellaville ...
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.
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <3>
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Forkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Pebble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Piney Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Pinhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Winston County
- Rabbittown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbittown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown
- Rabbittown is located in Winston County
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Winston County
- Slick Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
How Far From Ellaville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ellaville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellaville and extending to:
- Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ellaville to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Ellaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2584, Longitude: -87.3223 In this case, the coordinates for Ellaville 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 Ellaville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ellaville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.805 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.35 degrees. |