Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elbell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elbell and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elbell

• 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 Elbell:
  • 40.911175, -78.909477
  • 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 Elbell

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Elbell is near Indiana County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Elbell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbell ...

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.

• Big Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
• Bowersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
• Canoe Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
• Flora
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Flora is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
• Foxburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxburg
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hillman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hillman is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Juneau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Juneau is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
• Keal Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Keal Run is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keal Run
• Locust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust is located in Indiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
• Robertsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Robertsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elbell and extending to:

• Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elbell to Brookville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'