Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ellerbe Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellerbe Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ellerbe Grove

• 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 Ellerbe Grove:
  • 34.864877, -79.778115
  • 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 Ellerbe Grove

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since Ellerbe Grove is near Marlboro County and also Anson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson 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 Ellerbe Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellerbe Grove ...

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.

• Cairo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cairo is located in Anson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Everetts Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Everetts Mill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Mill
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fruitland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Hamlet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <1>
• Honey Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
• Knob Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Knob Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Little Mountain ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Mountain is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove

How Far From Ellerbe Grove 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 community such as Ellerbe Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellerbe Grove and extending to:

• Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ellerbe Grove to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'