Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellport:
  • 40.863881, -80.262133
  • 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 Ellport

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Ellport is near Beaver County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Ellport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellport ...

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.

• Big Beaver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
• Celia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Celia is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia
• Duckrun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Duckrun is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
• Energy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Energy is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Energy
  • From Ellport to Energy
• Homewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Lillyville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lillyville is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lillyville
  • From Ellport to Lillyville
• New Beaver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Park Gate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Park Gate is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Gate
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Possum Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Possum Hollow is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Hollow
• Pyles Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pyles Mills is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Mills
• Rock Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ellport and extending to:

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellport to New Castle, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'