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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 Elk Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk Mills 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Elk Mills

Communities Also Named Elk Mills ...

We found three communities that are also named Elk Mills.

Within Tennessee, the name Elk Mills is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Elk Mills is located in Cecil County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Elk Mills that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Elk Mills.
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in McDonald County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Elk Mills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Elk Mills is located in Chester County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northeast of the Elk Mills that is located in Carter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Elk Mills.

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)
    • Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
  • Bear Stand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bear Stand is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Stand
  • Bitter End
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bitter End is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
  • Casper ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Casper is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
  • Dark Ridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dark Ridge is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Ridge
  • Dry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Farmer Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmer Mill is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Mill
  • Farthing ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Farthing is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
  • Fish Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fish Springs is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
  • Flat Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
  • Ironville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ironville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Lineback ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lineback is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
  • Little Milligan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Milligan is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Milligan
  • Stump Knob ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob

How Far From Elk Mills 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elk Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Elk Mills 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.894 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.476 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.653 degrees.