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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 Elkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkwood 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 Elkwood:
- 38.512883, -77.856472
- 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 Elkwood
- 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
- Since Elkwood is near Fauquier County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Elkwood
Communities Also Named Elkwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Elkwood.
Within Virginia, the name Elkwood is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Elkwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Elkwood is located in Madison County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elkwood that is located in Culpeper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Elkwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkwood ...
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.
- Braggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
- Brandy Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Kellys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakota is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Meadows of Culpeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Oak Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Sunny Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
How Far From Elkwood 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 Elkwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkwood and extending to:
- Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Elkwood to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elkwood 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 Elkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5129, Longitude: -77.8565 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.955 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.203 degrees. |
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