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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 Ely, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ely 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 Ely:
- 33.522885, -96.312759
- 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 Ely
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Ely is near Grayson County and also Collin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin 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 Ely
Communities Also Named Ely ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Ely.
Within Texas, the name Ely is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Ely, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Hale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Ely [Hale County].
- California
- Sonoma County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ely [Sonoma County].
- Yolo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ely [Yolo County].
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Ely is located in Linn County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Ely.
- Kansas
- Pawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Ely [Pawnee County].
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ely [Emmet County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Ely is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<3> to the north of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Ely.
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Ely is located in Marion County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Ely.
- Nevada
- White Pine County
- This Ely is located in White Pine County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Ely.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Ely is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Ely.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ely [Clackamas County].
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Ely is located in Orange County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Ely.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Ely is located in Lee County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ely that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Ely.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km]<3> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Ely
- Wales
- Distance: 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km]<3> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Ely
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ely ...
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.
- Desert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Desert is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert
- English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- English is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Kentucky Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Leonard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nobility
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nobility is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobility
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Pilot Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Tom Bean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Ely 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 Ely to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ely and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ely to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ely could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 Ely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Ely) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ely 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 Ely. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5229, Longitude: -96.3128 In this case, the coordinates for Ely have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.354 degrees. |
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