Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellsworth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellsworth
- 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 Ellsworth:
- 43.520389, -96.018218
- 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 Ellsworth
- 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 Nobles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nobles County
- Since Ellsworth is near Lyon County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Ellsworth ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Ellsworth.
Within Minnesota, the name Ellsworth is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Ellsworth is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ellsworth that is located in Nobles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ellsworth.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Ellsworth [Lake County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Ellsworth is located in Cook County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Ellsworth that is located in Nobles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Ellsworth.
- McLean County
- This Ellsworth is located in McLean County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the east southeast of the Ellsworth that is located in Nobles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Ellsworth.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ellsworth.
- Mahoning County
- This Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the east of the Ellsworth that is located in Nobles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Ellsworth.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellsworth ...
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.
- Ash Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Edna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <5>
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <5>
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Rock Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
- Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <5>
- Rushmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellsworth and extending to:
- Worthington, which is the Seat of Nobles County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellsworth to Worthington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellsworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nobles County: www.co.nobles.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ellsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5204, Longitude: -96.0182 In this case, the coordinates for Ellsworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ellsworth 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. |
| <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 Ellsworth 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 320.229 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.179 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.491 degrees. |