Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Elmo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Elmo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Elmo
- 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 Saint Elmo:
- 38.704183, -106.346532
- 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 Saint Elmo
- 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 Chaffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chaffee County
- Since Saint Elmo is near Gunnison County and also Saguache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- eBird sighting report for Saguache 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 Saint Elmo ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Saint Elmo.
Within Colorado, the name Saint Elmo is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Saint Elmo.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Saint Elmo [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint Elmo.
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Christian County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Saint Elmo.
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Saint Elmo is located in Ascension Parish and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Saint Elmo.
- Saint James Parish
- This Saint Elmo is located in Saint James Parish and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east southeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Saint Elmo.
- Michigan
- Midland County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Midland County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Saint Elmo.
- Mississippi
- Claiborne County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Saint Elmo.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Saint Elmo [Nye County].
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Saint Elmo.
- Ontario
- This Saint Elmo lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Saint Elmo.
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Saint Elmo [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Freestone County
- This Saint Elmo is located in Freestone County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Saint Elmo.
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saint Elmo [Travis County].
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- This Saint Elmo is located in Alexandria City and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Elmo that is located in Chaffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Saint Elmo.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Elmo ...
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.
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Chaffee County
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Maysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maysville
- From Saint Elmo to Maysville
- Monarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monarch
- From Saint Elmo to Monarch
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Swan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Tincup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tincup
- From Saint Elmo to Tincup
How Far From Saint Elmo 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 Saint Elmo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Saint Elmo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Elmo and extending to:
- Salida, which is the Seat of Chaffee County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Elmo to Salida, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,735 miles [12,448.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chaffee County: www.chaffeecounty.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Elmo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Elmo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7042, Longitude: -106.3465 |
| <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 Saint Elmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Saint Elmo 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Saint Elmo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.446 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.01 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.814 degrees. |