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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 Elwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elwood Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elwood Park:
    • 40.163960, -80.282284
    • 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 Elwood Park
  • 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 Elwood Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Elwood Park.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Elwood Park is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Elwood Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • This Elwood Park is located in Manatee County and lies 885 miles [1,424.3 km]<1> to the south of the Elwood Park that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Elwood Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elwood Park ...

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.

  • Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Washington County
  • Gabby Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gabby Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
    • Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Laboratory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
    • Laboratory is located in Washington County
  • Lincoln Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
    • Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
  • Log Pile
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Pile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
    • Log Pile is located in Washington County
  • Manifold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manifold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
    • Manifold is located in Washington County
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Point Lookout
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
    • Point Lookout is located in Washington County
  • Rich Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
    • Rich Hill is located in Washington County
  • Rural Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
    • Rural Valley is located in Washington County
  • Sugar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elwood Park and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Elwood Park to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Elwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1640, Longitude: -80.2823       In this case, the coordinates for Elwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Elwood Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.777 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.777 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.653 degrees.









 

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