Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellison Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellison Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellison Place
- 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 Ellison Place:
- 33.009783, -110.315647
- 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 Ellison Place
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since Ellison Place is near Pinal County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Ellison Place ...
We found one communities that share the name Ellison Place.
Within Arizona, the name Ellison Place is unique.
Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Ellison Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Ellison Place is located in Davis County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the north of the Ellison Place that is located in Graham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Ellison Place.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellison Place ...
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.
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Copper Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
- Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
- Cork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Geronimo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Indian Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hot Springs
- Indian Hot Springs is located in Graham County
- Mammoth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <3>
- Parsons Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Grove
- Parsons Grove is located in Pinal County
How Far From Ellison Place 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 Ellison Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellison Place and extending to:
- Safford, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellison Place to Safford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,186 miles [13,174.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellison Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellison Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellison Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0098, Longitude: -110.3156 In this case, the coordinates for Ellison Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ellison Place 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 329.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.153 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.241 degrees. |