Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellis Store:
  • 35.969327, -76.879395
  • 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 Ellis Store

• 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Since Ellis Store is near Washington County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Ellis Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellis Store ...

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.

• Drew
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Elm Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Grabtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grabtown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
• Green Hill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Gregory Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregory Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Crossroads
• Jamesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <1>
• Merry Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
• Perrytown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Pine Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Republican
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Republican is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
• Todds Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Todds Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Crossroads

How Far From Ellis Store 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 Ellis Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ellis Store 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'