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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 Elk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk 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 Elk:
    • 39.673128, -81.335950
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elk
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Elk ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Elk.

Within Ohio, the name Elk is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Winston 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 Alabama community of Elk [Winston County].
    • Arkansas
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elk [Pike County].
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Elk is located in Fresno County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<3> to the west of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Elk.
      • Mendocino County
      • This Elk is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km] to the west northwest of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Elk.
    • Indiana
      • Morgan County
      • This Elk is located in Morgan County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<3> to the west of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Elk.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Chase County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Elk.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Elk is located in Cecil County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<3> to the east of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Elk.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee 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 Michigan community of Elk [Genesee County].
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester 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 New Jersey community of Elk [Gloucester County].
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • This Elk is located in Chaves County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<3> to the west of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Elk.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus 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 New York community of Elk [Cattaraugus County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Elk [Clarion County].
    • Texas
      • McLennan County
      • This Elk is located in McLennan County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Elk.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Elk is located in Spokane County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Elk.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Elk is located in Kanawha County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Elk.
      • Tucker County
      • This Elk is located in Tucker County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Elk.
    • Wyoming
      • Teton County
      • This Elk is located in Teton County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elk that is located in Noble County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Elk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk ...

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.

  • Cliffyville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
    • Cliffyville is located in Noble County
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Flag
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
    • Flag is located in Noble County
  • Gem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Gem is located in Noble County
  • Graham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Monroe County
  • Harriettsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
    • Harriettsville is located in Noble County
  • Hartshorn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartshorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
  • Jacobsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
    • Jacobsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Macksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moundsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
    • Moundsville is located in Noble County
  • Road Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Road Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Road Fork
    • Road Fork is located in Noble County
  • Sycamore Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
    • Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County

How Far From Elk 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 Elk to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elk and extending to:

  • Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elk to Caldwell, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Elk 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>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 Elk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6731, Longitude: -81.3359       In this case, the coordinates for Elk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Elk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.445 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.463 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.296 degrees.









 

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