Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Park:
  • 31.059676, -81.568991
  • 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 Ella Park

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Ella Park is near Glynn County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley 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 Ella Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ella Park ...

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.

• Ceylon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ceylon is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Dover Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Bluff
• Fancy Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
• Hickory Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
• Hogan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hogan is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Piney Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff
• Red Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Spring Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
• Union ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Ella Park 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 Ella Park 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<1> community of Ella Park once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ella Park and extending to:

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ella Park to Woodbine, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'