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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellisboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellisboro and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ellisboro:
- 36.332611, -79.977893
- 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 Ellisboro
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Ellisboro is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Ellisboro
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellisboro ...
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.
- Beaver Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Ceramic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ceramic is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceramic
- Dan Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dan Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Valley
- Deep Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Dodgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgetown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgetown
- Gold Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Idol Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Idol Park is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Park
- Kings Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Scalesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stokesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wittys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ellisboro 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 community such as Ellisboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellisboro and extending to:
- Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellisboro to Wentworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 239 miles [384.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellisboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ellisboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellisboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3326, Longitude: -79.9779 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.821 degrees. |
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