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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 Elkhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkhead 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 Elkhead:
- 37.013254, -92.930036
- 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 Elkhead
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Elkhead is near Douglas County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Elkhead
Communities Also Named Elkhead ...
We found three communities that are also named Elkhead.
Within Missouri, the name Elkhead is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Routt County
- This Elkhead is located in Routt County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhead that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Elkhead.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Elkhead is located in Douglas County and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhead that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Elkhead.
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Elkhead is located in Grundy County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elkhead that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Elkhead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkhead ...
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.
- All
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- All is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fordland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodhope is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Granada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Granada is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Witty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Witty is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty
How Far From Elkhead 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 Elkhead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkhead and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Elkhead to Ozark, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elkhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elkhead 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 Elkhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0133, Longitude: -92.9300 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.786 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.517 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.263 degrees. |
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