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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 Elo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elo 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 Elo:
- 44.883229, -116.060402
- 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 Elo
- 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Since Elo is near Adams County and also Idaho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Idaho 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 Elo
Communities Also Named Elo ...
We found two communities that are also named Elo.
Within Idaho, the name Elo is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Elo is located in Houghton County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elo that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Elo.
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Elo is located in Winnebago County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the east of the Elo that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Elo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elo ...
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.
- Beer Bottle Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Nest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eagle Nest is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fruitvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lake Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roseberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roseberry is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Rubicon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
How Far From Elo 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 Elo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Elo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Elo and extending to:
- Cascade, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Elo to Cascade, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 116 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Elo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Elo 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 Elo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8832, Longitude: -116.0604 In this case, the coordinates for Elo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.582 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.104 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.956 degrees. |
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