Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkinsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elkinsville
- 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 Elkinsville:
- 39.076161, -86.264711
- 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 Elkinsville
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Elkinsville is near Jackson County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Elkinsville ...
We found one communities that share the name Elkinsville.
Within Indiana, the name Elkinsville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Elkinsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Charles Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Elkinsville [Saint Charles Parish].
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkinsville ...
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.
- Bald Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
- Bald Knobs is located in Jackson County
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Christiansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Lake on the Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake on the Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake on the Green
- Lake on the Green is located in Brown County
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <3>
- Pikes Peak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Stone Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Head
- Stone Head is located in Brown County
- Story
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Brown County
- Town Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Yellowstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Yellowstone is located in Monroe County
- Young
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Elkinsville 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 Elkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Elkinsville and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Elkinsville to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Elkinsville, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Elkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0762, Longitude: -86.2647 In this case, the coordinates for Elkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Elkinsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.91 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.709 degrees. |