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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 Elton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Elton:
- 33.704528, -100.841523
- 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 Elton
- 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 Dickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickens County
- Since Elton is near Crosby County and also Motley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crosby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Motley 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 Elton
Communities Also Named Elton ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Elton.
Within Texas, the name Elton is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Elton [Geneva County].
- Georgia
- Toombs County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Elton [Toombs County].
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Elton.
- Michigan
- Leelanau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Elton [Leelanau County].
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Elton is located in Hinds County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<3> to the east of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Elton.
- Montana
- Park County
- This Elton is located in Park County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Elton.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Elton [Custer County].
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Elton is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Elton.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Elton is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Elton.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Elton is located in Stark County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Elton.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Elton is located in Cambria County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Elton.
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This Elton is located in Summers County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Elton.
- Wisconsin
- Langlade County
- This Elton is located in Langlade County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Elton that is located in Dickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of Elton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elton ...
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.
- Corner Windmill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corner Windmill is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Dickens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenn is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Matador
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roaring Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Soldiers Mound ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Mound is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Mound
- Spur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wake is located in Crosby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From Elton 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 Elton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elton and extending to:
- Dickens, which is the Seat of Dickens County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Elton to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Elton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Elton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elton 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 Elton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7045, Longitude: -100.8415 In this case, the coordinates for Elton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.835 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.01 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.443 degrees. |
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