Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellenburg:
  • 44.893929, -73.836537
  • 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 Ellenburg

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Ellenburg is near Franklin County and also Grand Isle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle 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 Ellenburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellenburg ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Covey Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill
• Earlville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
• Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Havelock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
• Lyon Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <1>
• Merrill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
• Purdys Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdys Mill is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Mill
• Rockburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
• Russeltown Flats
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russeltown Flats
• Woods Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls

How Far From Ellenburg 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 community such as Ellenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plattsburgh, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ellenburg to Plattsburgh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'