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:
- 31.603358, -89.199229
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Ellisville is near Covington County and also Forrest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Covington County
- eBird sighting report for Forrest 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 Mississippi, the name Ellisville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, 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 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Ellisville.
- Kentucky
- Nicholas County
- This Ellisville is located in Nicholas County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Ellisville.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Ellisville is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Ellisville.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Ellisville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the north of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Ellisville.
- Ontario
- This Ellisville lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ellisville that is located in Jones 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.
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Monarch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pecan Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Jones County
- Pleasant Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County
- Queensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensburg
- Queensburg is located in Jones County
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Service
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Tuckers Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Ellisville 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 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:
- Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ellisville to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 31.6034, Longitude: -89.1992 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.527 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.618 degrees. |