Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elk Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elk Mills
- 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 Elk Mills:
- 36.272622, -81.989841
- 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 Elk Mills
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Elk Mills is near Johnson County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Avery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elk Mills ...
We found three communities that share the name Elk Mills.
Within Tennessee, the name Elk Mills is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk Mills ...
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.
- Battleground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
- Bear Stand
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Stand
- Bear Stand is located in Carter County
- Bitter End
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
- Bitter End is located in Carter County
- Casper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dark Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dark Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Ridge
- Dark Ridge is located in Avery County (NC)
- Dry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Farmer Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Mill
- Farmer Mill is located in Carter County
- Farthing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Flat Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
- Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lineback ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Little Milligan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Milligan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Milligan
- Little Milligan is located in Carter County
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
How Far From Elk Mills 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 Elk Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elk Mills and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elk Mills to Elizabethton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 325 miles [523 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2726, Longitude: -81.9898 In this case, the coordinates for Elk Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elk Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Elk Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.476 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.653 degrees. |