Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elsmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elsmere and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elsmere
- 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 Elsmere:
- 38.864717, -104.710529
- 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 Elsmere
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Elsmere is near Teller County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teller 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 Elsmere ...
We found nine communities that share the name Elsmere.
Within Colorado, the name Elsmere is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Albany County
- This Elsmere is located in Albany County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elsmere that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Elsmere.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Elsmere [Orange County].
- Westchester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Elsmere [Westchester County].
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsmere ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- 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>
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <4>
- Green Settlement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
- Green Settlement is located in El Paso County
- Ivywild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Knob Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pikeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Security
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Skinners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Widefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widefield
- Widefield is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Widefield <4>
How Far From Elsmere 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 Elsmere to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elsmere and extending to:
- Colorado Springs, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Elsmere to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 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 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elsmere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Elsmere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elsmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8647, Longitude: -104.7105 In this case, the coordinates for Elsmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Elsmere 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. |
| <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 Elsmere 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 326.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.606 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.914 degrees. |