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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 Elben, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elben 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 Elben:
- 40.247292, -79.933938
- 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 Elben
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Elben is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Elben
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elben ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Experiment
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Ginger Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ginger Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Library
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lovedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovedale
- New Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pierce
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pierce is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Piney Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shire Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Victory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victory Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills
How Far From Elben 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 Elben to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elben and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elben to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elben) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Elben 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 Elben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2473, Longitude: -79.9339 In this case, the coordinates for Elben have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.541 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.467 degrees. |
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