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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 Elmville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elmville:
    • 39.064793, -83.451998
    • 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 Elmville
  • 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
    • Since Elmville is near Adams County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Elmville

Communities Also Named Elmville ...

We found two communities that are also named Elmville.

Within Ohio, the name Elmville is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Elmville is located in Windham County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmville that is located in Highland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Elmville.
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin County
      • This Elmville is located in Franklin County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elmville that is located in Highland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Elmville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmville ...

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 Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Fork is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
  • Coon Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coon Crossing is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Crossing
  • Jessup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jessup is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Lincolnville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Louisville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Marble Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marble Furnace is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Furnace
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • May Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Sinking Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Smoky Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoky Corners is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Corners
  • Turkey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elmville to Hillsboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Elmville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Elmville 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 Elmville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0648, Longitude: -83.4520       In this case, the coordinates for Elmville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.769 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.883 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.438 degrees.