Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elbert and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elbert
- 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 Elbert:
- 39.218636, -104.536634
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elbert
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Elbert is near El Paso County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elbert ...
We found four communities that share the name Elbert.
Within Colorado, the name Elbert is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Texas
- Polk 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 Texas community of Elbert [Polk County].
- Throckmorton County
- This Elbert is located in Throckmorton County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Elbert that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Throckmorton County community of Elbert.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbert ...
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.
- Black Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
- Black Forest is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Forest <4>
- Burning Tree Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Tree Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree Ranch
- Burning Tree Ranch is located in Douglas County
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Elbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Founders Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Founders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Franktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
- Franktown is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <4>
- Greenland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Hilltop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Kiowa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Kiowa is located in Elbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
- Spruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Village Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Village Pines is located in Douglas County
How Far From Elbert 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 Elbert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elbert and extending to:
- Kiowa, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elbert to Kiowa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elbert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Elbert County: www.elbertcounty-co.gov/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Elbert 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- Elbert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2186, Longitude: -104.5366 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Elbert to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.144 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.533 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.783 degrees. |