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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 Elkhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkhurst 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 Elkhurst:
- 38.450307, -81.153381
- 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 Elkhurst
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Elkhurst is near Roane County and also Kanawha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Elkhurst
Communities Also Named Elkhurst ...
We found two communities that are also named Elkhurst.
Within West Virginia, the name Elkhurst is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Elkhurst is located in Boone County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west of the Elkhurst that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Elkhurst.
- Wyoming
- Uinta County
- This Elkhurst is located in Uinta County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhurst that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Elkhurst.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkhurst ...
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.
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Junction
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Hartland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Morocco ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morocco is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queen Shoals is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Shoals
- Spread
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Two Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Two Run is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run
- Whetstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whetstone is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
How Far From Elkhurst to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elkhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkhurst and extending to:
- Clay, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the East.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Elkhurst to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkhurst) 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 Elkhurst 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 Elkhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4503, Longitude: -81.1534 In this case, the coordinates for Elkhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.624 degrees. |
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