Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elliston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elliston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elliston
- 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 Elliston:
- 39.027974, -86.971388
- 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 Elliston
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Elliston is near Martin County and also Owen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Owen 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 Elliston ...
We found eight communities that share the name Elliston.
Within Indiana, the name Elliston is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- This Elliston is located in Grant County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the east of the Elliston that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Elliston.
- Madison County
- This Elliston is located in Madison County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast of the Elliston that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Elliston.
- Montana
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Elliston lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elliston that is located in Greene County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Elliston.
- Ottawa County
- This Elliston is located in Ottawa County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Elliston that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Elliston.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elliston ...
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.
- Beehunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Crane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Crane is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hubbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lone Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Mineral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Point Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Commerce
- Point Commerce is located in Greene County
- Ridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Tanner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park
How Far From Elliston 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 Elliston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elliston and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Elliston to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elliston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Elliston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elliston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elliston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0280, Longitude: -86.9714 |
| <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 Elliston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Elliston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.992 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.42 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.047 degrees. |