Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ella and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ella
- 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 Ella:
- 35.701467, -92.814056
- 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 Ella
- 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Since Ella is near Van Buren County and also Searcy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Searcy 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 Ella ...
We found eight communities that share the name Ella.
Within Arkansas, the name Ella is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Brazos 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 Texas community of Ella [Brazos County].
- Jim Wells County
- This Ella is located in Jim Wells County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ella that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Ella.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ella ...
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.
- Ben Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Booster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Chimes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lost Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Corner
- Lost Corner is located in Pope County
- Magic Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic Springs
- Magic Springs is located in Searcy County
- Okay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Raspberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Welcome Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home
- Welcome Home is located in Searcy County
- Zion Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Ella 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 Ella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Ella once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ella and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ella to Russellville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ella) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7015, Longitude: -92.8141 In this case, the coordinates for Ella 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ella 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ella 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 317.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.142 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.447 degrees. |