Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ellerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ellerville
- 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 Ellerville:
- 36.031201, -94.902177
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ellerville
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Ellerville is near Adair County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellerville ...
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.
- Chance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Chewey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Christie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Flint Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Indian Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <2>
- Leach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lost City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Oaks is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <2>
- Park Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
- Rocky Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
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- Scraper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Spade Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spade Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
- Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
- Titanic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Twin Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Oaks <2>
- Scraper
How Far From Ellerville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ellerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ellerville and extending to:
- Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 151 miles [243 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ellerville to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,482 miles [12,041.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ellerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0312, Longitude: -94.9022 In this case, the coordinates for Ellerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ellerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.023 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.353 degrees. |