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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 Lake Ellen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Ellen 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 Lake Ellen:
- 35.946532, -79.052511
- 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 Lake Ellen
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Lake Ellen is near Durham County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Lake Ellen
Communities Also Named Lake Ellen ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Ellen.
Within North Carolina, the name Lake Ellen is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Lake Ellen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lake Ellen that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lake Ellen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Ellen ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colony Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colony Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coventry is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Davie Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Five Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Oaks is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hickory Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- High Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Park is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Park
- Ironwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ironwoods is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwoods
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Pine Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Knob is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knob
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Wildwood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Lake Ellen 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 Lake Ellen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Ellen and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Ellen to Hillsborough, with an average speed<3> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Lake Ellen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lake Ellen 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 Lake Ellen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9465, Longitude: -79.0525 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Ellen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.58 degrees. |
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