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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 Ellinger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellinger and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ellinger:
- 29.837943, -96.705297
- 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 Ellinger
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Ellinger is near Colorado County and also Austin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colorado County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Austin 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 Ellinger
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellinger ...
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.
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cozy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cozy Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Gay Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Krebsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Krebsville is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebsville
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Post Oak Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Point is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Point
- Rockhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Swiss Alp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Ellinger 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 Ellinger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ellinger and extending to:
- La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ellinger to La Grange, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,861 miles [12,651.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ellinger) 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 Ellinger 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 Ellinger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8379, Longitude: -96.7053 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.467 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.91 degrees. |
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