Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elkhorn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkhorn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elkhorn
- 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 Elkhorn:
- 36.864583, -79.109739
- 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 Elkhorn
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Elkhorn is near Pittsylvania County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Elkhorn ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Elkhorn.
Within Virginia, the name Elkhorn is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Ellsworth County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ellsworth County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellsworth County community of Elkhorn.
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Elkhorn.
- Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Elkhorn [Montgomery County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elkhorn [Ottawa County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Elkhorn lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elkhorn that is located in Halifax County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Elkhorn [Beaverhead County].
- Jefferson County
- This Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elkhorn that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Elkhorn.
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This Elkhorn is located in Douglas County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elkhorn that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Elkhorn.
- Madison County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Elkhorn.
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkhorn ...
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.
- Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Henrys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
- High Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Plato
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Republican Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sign Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
How Far From Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkhorn and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elkhorn to Halifax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkhorn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Elkhorn 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkhorn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkhorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8646, Longitude: -79.1097 In this case, the coordinates for Elkhorn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Elkhorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Elkhorn 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 309.196 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.619 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.299 degrees. |