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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkins 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:
- 38.925199, -79.849596
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Elkins ...
We found ten communities that are also named Elkins.
Within West Virginia, the name Elkins is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elkins [Mississippi County].
- Washington County
- This Elkins is located in Washington County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<2> to the west of the Elkins that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Elkins.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Elkins is located in Caddo Parish and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elkins that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Elkins.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Elkins is located in Merrimack County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Elkins that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Elkins.
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Elkins [Chaves County].
- Colfax County
- This community is historic and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Elkins.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Elkins [Cannon County].
- Franklin County
- This Elkins is located in Franklin County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Elkins that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Elkins.
- Hickman County
- This Elkins is located in Hickman County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the west southwest of the Elkins that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Elkins.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Elkins [Fairfax County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkins ...
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 west)
- 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 northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gage is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Harpertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harpertown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
- Jeff Scotts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lumber ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lumber is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Read
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Read is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
- Roaring Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Elkins 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 city such as Elkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkins and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Elkins to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Elkins 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. |
| <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- Elkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9252, Longitude: -79.8496 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.565 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.35 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.901 degrees. |
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