Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elktonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elktonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elktonia

• 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 Elktonia:
  • 38.961779, -76.475515
  • 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 Elktonia

• 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Since Elktonia is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Elktonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elktonia ...

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.

• Anchorage
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Anchorage is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
• Captains Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Captains Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
• Cedarwood Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
• Ferry Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
• Fishing Creek Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
• Harness Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
• Heritage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heritage is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hidden Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Hunt Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
• Keys Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Keys Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
• Kitty Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Knightsbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Knightsbridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
  • Lands End
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Mariners Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
  • Mariners Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
  • Market Quay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
  • Martins Cove Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
  • Oyster Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
  • Painters Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
  • Providence ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
  • Round View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
  • Timber Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
  • Walnut Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
  • Watergate Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village

How Far From Elktonia 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 Elktonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elktonia and extending to:

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Elktonia to White House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,871 miles [9,448.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'