Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellie Spring:
  • 34.923410, -85.166341
  • 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 Ellie Spring

• 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
  • Since Ellie Spring is near Hamilton County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Ellie Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellie Spring ...

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.

• Burning Bush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burning Bush is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
• Cinderella Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
• Graysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Graysville is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
• Harris Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
• Indian Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Love Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Post Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Scenic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Shookville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shookville is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookville
• Summit Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill

How Far From Ellie Spring 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 Ellie Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ellie Spring to Atlanta, 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 6 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 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'