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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 Ellendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellendale 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 Ellendale:
- 46.003861, -98.525101
- 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 Ellendale
- 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 Dickey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickey County
- Since Ellendale is near Brown County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 Ellendale
Communities Also Named Ellendale ...
We found nine communities that are also named Ellendale.
Within North Dakota, the name Ellendale is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Ellendale is located in Sussex County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Ellendale.
- Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Ellendale.
- Minnesota
- Steele County
- This Ellendale is located in Steele County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Ellendale.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis City
- This Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Ellendale.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ellendale [Nye County].
- North Carolina
- Alexander County
- This Ellendale is located in Alexander County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Ellendale.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Ellendale is located in Polk County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the west of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Ellendale.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Ellendale is located in Shelby County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ellendale.
- Virginia
- Smyth County
- This Ellendale is located in Smyth County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ellendale that is located in Dickey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Ellendale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellendale ...
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.
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crete
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crete is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in LaMoure County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Silverleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
How Far From Ellendale 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 city such as Ellendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellendale and extending to:
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ellendale to Bismarck, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Ellendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ellendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ellendale 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 Ellendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0039, Longitude: -98.5251 In this case, the coordinates for Ellendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.103 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.636 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.331 degrees. |
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