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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 Ellemans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellemans 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 Ellemans:
- 40.008386, -84.339392
- 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 Ellemans
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Ellemans is near Darke County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Ellemans
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellemans ...
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.
- County Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Jimtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Laura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Painter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Pattytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pattytown is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattytown
- Pigeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeye is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Rowdyville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rowdyville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowdyville
- Sugar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Ellemans 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 Ellemans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Ellemans once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ellemans and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ellemans to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,749 miles [7,642.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Ellemans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellemans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ellemans 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 Ellemans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0084, Longitude: -84.3394 In this case, the coordinates for Ellemans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.316 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.644 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.551 degrees. |
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