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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 Elliotsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elliotsville 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 Elliotsville:
- 39.289538, -80.045635
- 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 Elliotsville
- 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Elliotsville is near Barbour County and also Marion 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 Marion 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 Elliotsville
Communities Also Named Elliotsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Elliotsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Elliotsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Elliotsville is located in Shelby County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elliotsville that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Elliotsville.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Elliotsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elliotsville ...
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.
- Belgium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Blueville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blueville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
- Cecil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cove Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Run is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run
- Cove Run Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Run Station is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Run Station
- Fox Hall ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Knottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
How Far From Elliotsville 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 Elliotsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elliotsville and extending to:
- Grafton, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Elliotsville 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than 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 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 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- Elliotsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Elliotsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Elliotsville 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 Elliotsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2895, Longitude: -80.0456 In this case, the coordinates for Elliotsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.859 degrees. |
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