Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elbrook:
  • 39.817871, -77.606658
  • 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 Elbrook

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Elbrook is near Washington County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Elbrook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbrook ...

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.

• Clay Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clay Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Falling Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Five Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fox Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Greencastle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <1>
• Jugtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jugtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Pond Bank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
• Roadside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roadside is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Rocky Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Slabtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Tomstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

How Far From Elbrook to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elbrook and extending to:

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Elbrook to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'