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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 Elkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkins 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 Elkins:
- 43.420328, -71.938936
- 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 Elkins
- 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- Since Elkins is near Sullivan County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Elkins
Communities Also Named Elkins ...
We found ten communities that are also named Elkins.
Within New Hampshire, the name Elkins is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elkins [Mississippi County].
- Washington County
- This Elkins is located in Washington County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elkins that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Elkins.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Elkins is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elkins that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Elkins.
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Elkins [Chaves County].
- Colfax County
- This community is historic and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Elkins.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Elkins [Cannon County].
- Franklin County
- This Elkins is located in Franklin County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elkins that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Elkins.
- Hickman County
- This Elkins is located in Hickman County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the west southwest of the Elkins that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Elkins.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Elkins [Fairfax County].
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Elkins is located in Randolph County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Elkins that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Elkins.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkins ...
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.
- Crockett Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
- Fords Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Crossing
- Fords Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
- Georges Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otterville is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Pages Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Potter Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Salisbury Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Scribners Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
- Shingle Mill Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
- Twin Lakes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
How Far From Elkins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkins and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elkins to Concord, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Elkins could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Elkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Elkins 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 Elkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4203, Longitude: -71.9389 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.348 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.169 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.43 degrees. |
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