Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elna
- 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 Elna:
- 37.908423, -82.961555
- 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 Elna
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Elna is near Morgan County and also Magoffin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin 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 Elna ...
We found one communities that share the name Elna.
Within Kentucky, the name Elna is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Elna in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elna ...
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.
- Coffee Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
- Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
- Ever
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Flat Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Flatgap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Grayfox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Lower Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oil Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Redbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Silverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
- Silverhill is located in Morgan County
- Terryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Upper Sandlick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sandlick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Relief
How Far From Elna 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 Elna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Elna and extending to:
- Paintsville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elna to Paintsville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Elna, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9084, Longitude: -82.9616 In this case, the coordinates for Elna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Elna to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.476 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.38 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.574 degrees. |