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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 Elvan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elvan 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 Elvan:
- 39.277324, -77.669158
- 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 Elvan
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Elvan is near Frederick County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Elvan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elvan ...
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.
- Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Britain is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britain
- Georges Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Harpers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keys Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keys Gap is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Gap
- Lower Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Loyalty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Petersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rice is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Shoemaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shoemaker is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
- Silver Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Grove is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
How Far From Elvan 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 Elvan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elvan and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elvan to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elvan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elvan 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 Elvan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2773, Longitude: -77.6692 In this case, the coordinates for Elvan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.836 degrees. |
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