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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 Ellicott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellicott 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 Ellicott:
- 42.734504, -78.731418
- 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 Ellicott
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Ellicott is near Genesee County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Ellicott
Communities Also Named Ellicott ...
We found two communities that are also named Ellicott.
Within New York, the name Ellicott is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Ellicott is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<1> to the west of the Ellicott that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Ellicott.
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Ellicott is located in El Paso County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ellicott that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Ellicott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellicott ...
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.
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Big Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Creekside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Duells Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duells Corner is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Griffins Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
- Loveland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Loveland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Patchin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patchin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
- Spring Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Ellicott 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 Ellicott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellicott and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellicott to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellicott) 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 Ellicott 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 Ellicott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7345, Longitude: -78.7314 In this case, the coordinates for Ellicott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.951 degrees. |
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