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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 Ellis Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellis Corner 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 Ellis Corner:
    • 43.601642, -96.830886
    • 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 Ellis Corner
  • 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 Minnehaha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Minnehaha County
    • Since Ellis Corner is near Lincoln County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Ellis Corner

Communities Also Named Ellis Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Ellis Corner.

Within South Dakota, the name Ellis Corner is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Ellis Corner is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ellis Corner that is located in Minnehaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Ellis Corner.
      • Somerset County
      • This Ellis Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the east northeast of the Ellis Corner that is located in Minnehaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Ellis Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellis Corner ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <2>
  • Crooks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <2>
  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Humboldt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
  • Skyline Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Skyline Heights is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
  • Split Rock Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
  • Tea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tea is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ellis Corner and extending to:

  • Sioux Falls, which is the Seat of Minnehaha County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ellis Corner to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Ellis Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ellis Corner 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 Ellis Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6016, Longitude: -96.8309       In this case, the coordinates for Ellis Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.813 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.859 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.914 degrees.