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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 Eldora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eldora 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 Eldora:
- 39.417284, -80.204110
- 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 Eldora
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Eldora is near Harrison County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Eldora
Communities Also Named Eldora ...
We found nine communities that are also named Eldora.
Within West Virginia, the name Eldora is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Eldora is located in Boulder County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Eldora.
- Florida
- Volusia County
- This Eldora is located in Volusia County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the south of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Eldora.
- Georgia
- Bryan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Eldora [Bryan County].
- Iowa
- Hardin County
- This Eldora is located in Hardin County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Eldora.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Eldora [Bourbon County].
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- This Eldora is located in Cape May County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Eldora.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Eldora is located in Lancaster County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Eldora.
- Washington County
- This Eldora is located in Washington County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eldora.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Eldora is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eldora that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Eldora.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldora ...
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.
- Allied
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allied is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied
- Boothsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Francis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Helens Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillview is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Killarm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Killarm is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killarm
- New England
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New England is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Pettyjohn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pettyjohn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn
- Wahoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Eldora 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 Eldora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eldora and extending to:
- Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Eldora to Charleston, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,007 miles [9,667.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eldora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Eldora 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. |
| <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 Eldora 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 Eldora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4173, Longitude: -80.2041 In this case, the coordinates for Eldora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.883 degrees. |
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