Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellisville
- 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 Ellisville:
- 38.390908, -84.020760
- 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 Ellisville
- 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 Nicholas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
- Since Ellisville is near Robertson County and also Fleming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- eBird sighting report for Fleming 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 Ellisville ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Ellisville.
Within Kentucky, the name Ellisville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Ellisville is located in Baldwin County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Ellisville.
- Cherokee County
- This Ellisville is located in Cherokee County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the south southwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Ellisville.
- Washington County
- This Ellisville is located in Washington County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the south southwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ellisville.
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- This Ellisville is located in Calhoun County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Ellisville.
- Florida
- Columbia County
- This Ellisville is located in Columbia County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Ellisville.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Ellisville is located in Fulton County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ellisville.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Ellisville is located in Allen County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Ellisville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Ellisville is located in Plymouth County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Ellisville.
- Mississippi
- Jones County
- This Ellisville is located in Jones County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Ellisville.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Ellisville.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Ellisville is located in Cheshire County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Ellisville.
- Ontario
- This Ellisville lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- South Dakota
- Faulk 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 South Dakota community of Ellisville [Faulk County].
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Ellisville is located in Louisa County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Ellisville.
- Washington
- King County
- This Ellisville is located in King County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Ellisville.
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Nicholas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Ellisville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellisville ...
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.
- Barefoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Headquarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hooktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Jackstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Manley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Morning Glory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Morning Glory is located in Nicholas County
- Olive Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Olive Branch is located in Fleming County
- Sprout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Upper Blue Licks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Blue Licks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Blue Licks
- Upper Blue Licks is located in Nicholas County
How Far From Ellisville 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 Ellisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellisville and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Nicholas County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ellisville to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3909, Longitude: -84.0208 In this case, the coordinates for Ellisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ellisville 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> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ellisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.127 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.194 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.894 degrees. |