Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 35.073652, -79.760155
  • 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

• 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 is near Montgomery County and also Anson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellerbe ...

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.

• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Derby is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Ex-Way
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ex-Way is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ex-Way
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Honey Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
• Knob Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Knob Hill is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Norman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Norman is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Piney Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Plain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plain View is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Wind Blow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wind Blow is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Blow

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ellerbe and extending to:

• Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ellerbe to Rockingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'