Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ellamore:
  • 38.924269, -80.090356
  • 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 Ellamore

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Ellamore is near Upshur County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour 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 Ellamore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellamore ...

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.

• Fisher ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Gale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gale is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Heavener Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Heavener Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Grove
• Ivy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ivy is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Jimtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Kingsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kingsville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
• Mabie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mabie is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
• Pumpkintown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
• Queens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Queens is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
• Sand Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sand Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
• Sellers ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sellers is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Skidmore ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skidmore is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
  • Swamp Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
  • Tenmile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tenmile is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
  • Vegan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vegan is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan

How Far From Ellamore to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ellamore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ellamore to Elkins, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'