Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ellis Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellis Chapel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ellis Chapel

• 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 Ellis Chapel:
  • 35.193144, -90.899561
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ellis Chapel

• 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 Cross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cross County
  • Since Ellis Chapel is near Saint Francis County and also Woodruff County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodruff 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ellis Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellis Chapel ...

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.

• Central
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Colt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colt is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
• Fair Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Cross County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Four Gums
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Gums is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Gums
• Harris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hillemann
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillemann is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillemann
• Meadow Cliff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Cliff is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cliff
• Pinetree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pinetree is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree
• Pumpkin Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pumpkin Bend is located in Woodruff County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Bend
• Union Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Saint Francis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Ellis Chapel 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 Ellis Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellis Chapel and extending to:

• Wynne, which is the Seat of Cross County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ellis Chapel to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'