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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 Elsmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elsmere 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 Elsmere:
- 38.995073, -84.601702
- 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 Elsmere
- 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 Kenton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Since Elsmere is near Boone County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Elsmere
Communities Also Named Elsmere ...
We found nine communities that are also named Elsmere.
Within Kentucky, the name Elsmere is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Elsmere is located in El Paso County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west of the Elsmere that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Elsmere.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Elsmere is located in New Castle County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east of the Elsmere that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Elsmere.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Elsmere [Cook County].
- Nebraska
- Cherry County
- This Elsmere is located in Cherry County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elsmere that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Elsmere.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Elsmere is located in Gloucester County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east of the Elsmere that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Elsmere.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Elsmere is located in Albany County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elsmere that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Elsmere.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Elsmere [Orange County].
- Westchester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Elsmere [Westchester County].
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elsmere [Hamilton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsmere ...
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.
- Constance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Constance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Crescent Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopeful Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopeful Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Heights
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lookout Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Marydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marydale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Ricedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ricedale is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricedale
- Richwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sugartit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartit is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartit
- Summit Hills Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summit Hills Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills Heights
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Elsmere to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Elsmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elsmere and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Kenton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Elsmere to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Elsmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Elsmere 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elsmere 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 Elsmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9951, Longitude: -84.6017 In this case, the coordinates for Elsmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.975 degrees. |
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