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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 Elbethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elbethel 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 Elbethel:
- 35.217632, -81.413141
- 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 Elbethel
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Elbethel is near Cherokee County and also Gaston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gaston 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 Elbethel
Communities Also Named Elbethel ...
We found one communities that are also named Elbethel.
Within North Carolina, the name Elbethel is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Elbethel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Elbethel is located in Bedford County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the west of the Elbethel that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Elbethel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbethel ...
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.
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landsdown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landsdown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdown
- Light Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sandy Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Elbethel 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 Elbethel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Elbethel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Elbethel and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Elbethel to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elbethel) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elbethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Elbethel 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 Elbethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2176, Longitude: -81.4131 In this case, the coordinates for Elbethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.93 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.73 degrees. |
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