|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elams, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elams 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 Elams:
- 36.541259, -77.942768
- 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 Elams
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Elams is near Brunswick County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Elams
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elams ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Colony Club
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colony Club is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Gasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joyceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joyceville is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pea Hill Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
- Roper Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Valentines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Vineland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
How Far From Elams to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elams to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elams and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elams to Warrenton, 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elams) 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 Elams 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 Elams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5413, Longitude: -77.9428 In this case, the coordinates for Elams have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.532 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.945 degrees. |
|
|