Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mills:
  • 36.306721, -87.557514
  • 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 Mills

• 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Ellis Mills is near Montgomery County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellis Mills ...

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.

• Dolomite
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dolomite is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
• Erin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Erin is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <1>
• Liners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Liners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liners
• Marion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Marthas Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marthas Chapel is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Chapel
• Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
• Silvertop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silvertop is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertop
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stony Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Point is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Yellow Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Erin, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Ellis Mills to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'