Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Ellett:
  • 37.199574, -80.363381
  • 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 New Ellett

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Ellett ...

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.

• Airport Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
• Cedar Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farmview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• Knob Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Orchard View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Rainbow Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
• Ramble Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
• Silver Leaf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
• Yellow Sulphur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
• Yellow Sulphur Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs

How Far From New Ellett 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 New Ellett to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from New Ellett to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'