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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 Elioak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elioak 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 Elioak:
- 39.234828, -76.886642
- 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 Elioak
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Elioak is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Elioak
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elioak ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chapel Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Farside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Fox Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Fox Pause
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Gray Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Harpers Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Heritage Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hobbits Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Locust Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Park is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
- Locust Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Longfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longfellow is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
- Phelps Luck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
- Pine Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Running Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Running Brook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Thunder Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
- Vantage Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vantage Point is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
How Far From Elioak 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 Elioak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elioak and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Elioak to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elioak) 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 Elioak 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 Elioak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2348, Longitude: -76.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Elioak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.52 degrees. |
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