Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellenwood Acres:
  • 34.169566, -82.187345
  • 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 Ellenwood Acres

• 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Ellenwood Acres is near Abbeville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Ellenwood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellenwood Acres ...

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.

• Bullock ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bullock is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Cedar Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Fawn Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fawn Brook is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Brook
• Forest Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
• Greenwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Harris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harris is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Hill and Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Lodge Grounds
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lodge Grounds is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Grounds
• Page Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Page Place is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Place
• Timberlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Wisewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wisewood is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisewood
• Woodlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Ellenwood Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ellenwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellenwood Acres and extending to:

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Ellenwood Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'