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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 Elna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elna 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Elna
Communities Also Named Elna ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- California
- Inyo County
- 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 California community of Elna [Inyo County].
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)
- Coffee Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
- Ever
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ever is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever
- Flat Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Flatgap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Grayfox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayfox is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayfox
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lower Sandlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Sandlick
- Manila
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Oil Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Redbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Silverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silverhill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
- Terryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Upper Sandlick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandlick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandlick
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<2> beginning in Elna and extending to:
- Paintsville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elna to Paintsville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Elna) 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 Elna 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.38 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.574 degrees. |
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