Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellawhite, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellawhite and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellawhite
- 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 Ellawhite:
- 32.438129, -87.498953
- 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 Ellawhite
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Ellawhite is near Marengo County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marengo County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Ellawhite ...
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.
- Freetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Laneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lyon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rabbityard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbityard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbityard
- Rabbityard is located in Perry County
- Sugarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Sugarville is located in Perry County
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
How Far From Ellawhite 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 Ellawhite to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ellawhite and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellawhite to Marion, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellawhite. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perrycounty-al.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellawhite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellawhite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4381, Longitude: -87.4990 In this case, the coordinates for Ellawhite 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 Ellawhite 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 314.02 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.536 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.794 degrees. |