Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elk Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elk Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 43.981505, -121.805867
- 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 Lake
- 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 Deschutes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Deschutes County
- Since Elk Lake is near Lane County and also Klamath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lane County
- eBird sighting report for Klamath 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elk Lake ...
We found three communities that share the name Elk Lake.
Within Oregon, the name Elk Lake is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Ontario
- This Elk Lake lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elk Lake that is located in Deschutes County.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk Lake ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Deschutes County
- Indian Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
- Indian Ford is located in Deschutes County
- Lava
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Rainbow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Sisters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters
- Sisters is located in Deschutes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisters <4>
- Sunriver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunriver
- Sunriver is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunriver <4>
- Three Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County
How Far From Elk Lake 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elk Lake and extending to:
- Bend, which is the Seat of Deschutes County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elk Lake to Bend, 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lake 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elk Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9815, Longitude: -121.8059 In this case, the coordinates for Elk Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Elk Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.492 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.641 degrees. |