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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 Ella:
34.064506, -81.425978
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.
We found eight communities that share the name Ella.
Within South Carolina, the name Ella is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Pope County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ella [Pope County].
Kentucky
Adair County
This Ella is located in Adair County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ella that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Ella.
Oregon
Morrow County
This Ella is located in Morrow County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ella that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Ella.
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
This Ella is located in Jefferson County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ella that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ella.
Texas
Brazos County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ella [Brazos County].
Jim Wells County
This Ella is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Ella that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Ella.
West Virginia
Marshall County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ella [Marshall County].
Wisconsin
Pepin County
This Ella is located in Pepin County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ella that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Ella.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ella ...
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.
Climax (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Ella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ella and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ella to Lexington, with an average speed<5> 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.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Ella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ella) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0645, Longitude: -81.4260 In this case, the coordinates for Ella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ella could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Ella to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.547 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.758 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.062 degrees.