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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellerbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellerbee and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ellerbee:
- 30.105516, -82.205389
- 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 Ellerbee
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Ellerbee is near Baker County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford 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 Ellerbee
Communities Also Named Ellerbee ...
We found two communities that are also named Ellerbee.
Within Florida, the name Ellerbee is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ellerbee [Kershaw County].
- Sumter County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ellerbee [Sumter County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellerbee ...
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.
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hugh is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lake Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manns Spur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manns Spur is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Spur
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
How Far From Ellerbee 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 Ellerbee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ellerbee and extending to:
- Lake Butler, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellerbee to Lake Butler, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ellerbee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Ellerbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ellerbee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellerbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1055, Longitude: -82.2054 In this case, the coordinates for Ellerbee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.342 degrees. |
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