Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elkmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elkmont
- 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 Elkmont:
- 34.928997, -86.976130
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elkmont
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Elkmont is near Giles County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elkmont ...
We found one communities that share the name Elkmont.
Within Alabama, the name Elkmont is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Elkmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkmont ...
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.
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Cross Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Easter Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easter Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
- Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
- Hay's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Holland Gin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
- Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
- Leggtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Locke Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
- Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Persimmon Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
- Piney Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
- Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
How Far From Elkmont 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 town such as Elkmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Elkmont and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Elkmont to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Elkmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9290, Longitude: -86.9761 In this case, the coordinates for Elkmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Elkmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.696 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.059 degrees. |