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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 Elm Tree Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Tree Crossroads 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 Elm Tree Crossroads:
- 40.788380, -84.956078
- 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 Elm Tree Crossroads
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Elm Tree Crossroads is near Wells County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Elm Tree Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Tree Crossroads ...
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.
- Boston Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boston Corner is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
- Ceylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Curryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Honduras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Kingsland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Pleasant Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Toll Gate Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toll Gate Heights is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Heights
How Far From Elm Tree Crossroads 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 Elm Tree Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elm Tree Crossroads and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Elm Tree Crossroads to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Elm Tree Crossroads) 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 Elm Tree Crossroads 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 Elm Tree Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7884, Longitude: -84.9561 In this case, the coordinates for Elm Tree Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.598 degrees. |
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