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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 Camp Ellis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Ellis 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 Camp Ellis:
- 43.463696, -70.380327
- 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 Camp 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Camp Ellis is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Camp Ellis
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp 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.
- Airport Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Ferry Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fortunes Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
- Goose Rocks Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
- Grand Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Guinea Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guinea Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
- Hills Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hills Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
- Ocean Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Surfside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Surfside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Tattle Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tattle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
- Tea Kettle Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
How Far From Camp Ellis 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 community such as Camp Ellis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Ellis and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Ellis to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,019 miles [6,468 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camp Ellis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Camp Ellis 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 Camp Ellis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4637, Longitude: -70.3803 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Ellis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.68 degrees. |
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