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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 Ella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ella 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 Ella:
- 44.540434, -92.046812
- 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 Ella
- 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 Pepin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pepin County
- Since Ella is near Buffalo County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Ella
Communities Also Named Ella ...
We found eight communities that are also named Ella.
Within Wisconsin, the name Ella is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pope County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ella [Pope County].
- Kentucky
- Adair County
- This Ella is located in Adair County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ella that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Ella.
- Oregon
- Morrow County
- This Ella is located in Morrow County and lies 1,348 miles [2,169.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ella that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Ella.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Ella is located in Jefferson County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Ella that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Ella.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Ella is located in Lexington County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Ella that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Ella.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ella [Brazos County].
- Jim Wells County
- This Ella is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Ella that is located in Pepin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Ella.
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ella [Marshall County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ella ...
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.
- Devils Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
- Laneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laneville is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Maple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Springs is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maxville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Plum City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Porcupine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Reads Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Ella 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 Ella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ella and extending to:
- Durand, which is the Seat of Pepin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ella to Madison, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Ella 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. |
| <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 Ella 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 Ella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5404, Longitude: -92.0468 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.438 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.123 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.098 degrees. |
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