Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellis
- 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 Ellis:
- 38.937841, -99.560308
- 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 Ellis
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Ellis is near Trego County and also Rooks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trego County
- eBird sighting report for Rooks 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 Ellis ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Ellis.
Within Kansas, the name Ellis is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Riverside County
- This Ellis is located in Riverside County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Ellis.
- San Joaquin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ellis [San Joaquin County].
- Shasta 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 California community of Ellis [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ellis [Columbia County].
- Douglas County
- This Ellis is located in Douglas County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ellis.
- Jeff Davis County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ellis [Jeff Davis County].
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Christian County
- This Ellis is located in Christian County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Ellis.
- Sangamon County
- This Ellis is located in Sangamon County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the east of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Ellis.
- Vermilion County
- This Ellis is located in Vermilion County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east northeast of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Ellis.
- Indiana
- Clinton County
- This Ellis is located in Clinton County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Ellis.
- Greene County
- This Ellis is located in Greene County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Ellis.
- Steuben County
- This Ellis is located in Steuben County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the east northeast of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Ellis.
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Gasconade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Ellis [Gasconade County].
- Vernon County
- This Ellis is located in Vernon County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Ellis.
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Ellis lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellis that is located in Ellis County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellis ...
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.
- Catharine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Fairport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Fort Downer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Downer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Downer
- Fort Downer is located in Trego County
- Hays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <5>
- Hog Back
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Rooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <5>
- Ransom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Ness County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom <5>
- Turkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ellis 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 city such as Ellis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellis and extending to:
- Hays, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellis to Hays, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ellis: www.ellis.ks.us/
The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9378, Longitude: -99.5603 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ellis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Ellis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ellis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.496 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.235 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.198 degrees. |