Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elletts Crossing:
  • 37.798475, -77.469427
  • 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 Elletts Crossing

• 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since Elletts Crossing is near Caroline County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Elletts Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elletts Crossing ...

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.

• Bowersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowersville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
• Gum Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gum Tree is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Hart Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
• Heaths Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heaths Store is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaths Store
• Lanes Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanes Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
• Lewistown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lewistown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Little River Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River Crossing is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
• Littlepages Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Littlepages Ferry is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlepages Ferry
• Oliver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Peaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peaks is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
• Slash Cottage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slash Cottage is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash Cottage

How Far From Elletts Crossing 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 Elletts Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elletts Crossing and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Elletts Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,542 miles [7,309.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'