Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elliottson:
  • 40.200088, -77.272483
  • 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 Elliottson

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elliottson ...

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.

• Bears Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
• Big Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Boiling Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <1>
• Bonny Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Brushtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brushtown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
• Cobblesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
• Craighead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Craighead is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
• Drytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Drytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Elliotts Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Hickorytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
  • Hockersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
  • Huntsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
  • Middlesex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Mount Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
  • Oakgrove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakgrove is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove

How Far From Elliottson to ...

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

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

• Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Elliottson to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'