Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elwood
- 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 Elwood:
- 29.998854, -81.543141
- 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 Elwood
- 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 Saint Johns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
- Since Elwood is near Duval County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duval County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Elwood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Elwood.
Within Florida, the name Elwood is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oregon
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Elwood is located in Fannin County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elwood that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Elwood.
- Madison County
- This Elwood is located in Madison County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the west of the Elwood that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Elwood.
- Van Zandt County
- This Elwood is located in Van Zandt County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the west northwest of the Elwood that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Elwood.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elwood ...
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.
- Bass Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Haven
- Bass Haven is located in Saint Johns County
- Brewers Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Landing
- Brewers Landing is located in Clay County
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Duval County
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fellowship Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Park
- Fellowship Park is located in Clay County
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fruit Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
- Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <5>
- Green Cove Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
- Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <5>
- Hibernia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lane Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
- Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
- Leno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Magnolia Springs is located in Clay County
- Molasses Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molasses Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
- Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
- Orangedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Orangedale is located in Saint Johns County
- Switzerland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
- Lane Landing
How Far From Elwood 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 Elwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elwood and extending to:
- Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elwood to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9989, Longitude: -81.5431 In this case, the coordinates for Elwood 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 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 Elwood 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> | 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 Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Elwood 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 310.473 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.099 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.143 degrees. |