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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 Elf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elf 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 Elf:
- 35.021814, -83.747692
- 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 Elf
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Elf is near Towns County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Towns County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Elf
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elf ...
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.
- Brasstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Fires Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fires Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fires Creek
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gumlog
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gumlog is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Mill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mountain Scene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Rainbow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Springs
- Shooting Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trackrock is located in Union County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Young Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Elf 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 Elf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elf and extending to:
- Hayesville, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Elf to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elf) 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 Elf 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 Elf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0218, Longitude: -83.7477 In this case, the coordinates for Elf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.919 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.713 degrees. |
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