Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lower Elk Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Elk Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lower Elk Creek

• 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 Lower Elk Creek:
  • 36.714012, -81.159259
  • 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 Lower Elk Creek

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Lower Elk Creek is near Wythe County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Lower Elk Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Elk Creek ...

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.

• Carsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carsonville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
• Cripple Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cripple Creek is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
• Elk Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elk Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <1>
• Fallville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fallville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallville
• Independence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Independence is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
• Moore Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Noble Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Noble Furnace is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Furnace
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rose Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Ferry is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Ferry
• Speedwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Speedwell is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
• Spring Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Turkey Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Fork is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Fork

How Far From Lower Elk Creek 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 Lower Elk Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lower Elk Creek and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lower Elk Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'