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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 Ellijay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellijay 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 Ellijay:
- 34.695320, -84.482821
- 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 Ellijay
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Ellijay is near Pickens County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Ellijay
Communities Also Named Ellijay ...
We found one communities that are also named Ellijay.
Within Georgia, the name Ellijay is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Ellijay in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- This Ellijay is located in Macon County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ellijay that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Ellijay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellijay ...
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.
- Cherry Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chopped Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chopped Oak is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopped Oak
- Elders
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elders is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders
- Flat Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Goose Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Island is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
- Jones Mill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Mill is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Mountaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Pike ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pike is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ratcliff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ratcliff is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
- Roundtop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtop is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Turniptown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turniptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turniptown
How Far From Ellijay 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 city such as Ellijay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellijay and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ellijay to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ellijay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ellijay 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 Ellijay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6953, Longitude: -84.4828 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.092 degrees. |
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