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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 Ellerbee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellerbee and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ellerbee:
    • 34.128764, -80.553414
    • 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 Ellerbee
  • 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
    • Since Ellerbee is near Sumter County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Ellerbee

Communities Also Named Ellerbee ...

We found two communities that are also named Ellerbee.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Ellerbee.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Ellerbee in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Sumter 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 South Carolina community of Ellerbee [Sumter County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Union County
      • This Ellerbee is located in Union County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ellerbee that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Ellerbee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellerbee ...

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.

  • Catchall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Ellerbees Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
  • English ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • English is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Green Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Green Valley is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hermitage Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
  • Meadow View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Meadow View is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Paint Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Paint Hill is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Hill
  • Pecan Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Pecan Orchard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Orchard is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Orchard
  • Pine Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Red Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Red Hill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Sanders Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
    • Spears Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Spears Creek is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek
    • Tickle Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tickle Hill is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickle Hill

How Far From Ellerbee 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 Ellerbee 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 community of Ellerbee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellerbee and extending to:

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Ellerbee to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Ellerbee, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellerbee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ellerbee 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 Ellerbee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1288, Longitude: -80.5534       In this case, the coordinates for Ellerbee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.051 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.198 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.714 degrees.