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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 Elkins Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkins Junction 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 Elkins Junction:
- 38.914273, -79.864791
- 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 Elkins Junction
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Elkins Junction is near Barbour County and also Tucker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker 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 Elkins Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkins Junction ...
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.
- Aggregates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aggregates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aggregates
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fisher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Harpertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harpertown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
- Jeff Scotts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jeff Scotts is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Scotts
- Junior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Leadsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Lonetree ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lonetree is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Lumber ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lumber is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Mabie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabie is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Read
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Read is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
- Roaring Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Elkins Junction 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 Elkins Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elkins Junction and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Elkins Junction 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkins Junction) 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 Elkins Junction 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 Elkins Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9143, Longitude: -79.8648 In this case, the coordinates for Elkins Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.912 degrees. |
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