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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 Elkmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkmont 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 Elkmont:
- 34.928905, -86.973501
- 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 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Elkmont
Communities Also Named Elkmont ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Tennessee
- Sevier 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 Tennessee community of Elkmont [Sevier County].
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)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cross Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Key is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
- Easter Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
- Hay's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holland Gin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
- Leggtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leggtown is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggtown
- Locke Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Persimmon Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Piney Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Elkmont 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 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<2> 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]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Elkmont to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elkmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9289, Longitude: -86.9735 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.86 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.058 degrees. |
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