Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elmira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elmira
- 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 Elmira:
- 41.722795, -91.424889
- 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 Elmira
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Elmira is near Cedar County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Elmira ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Elmira.
Within Iowa, the name Elmira is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Elmira lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmira that is located in Johnson County.
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- This Elmira lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmira that is located in Johnson County.
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmira ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coralville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coralville
- Coralville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coralville <4>
- Graham ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Iowa City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa City
- Iowa City is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa City <4>
- Morse
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Oasis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Johnson County
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Twin View Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin View Heights
- Twin View Heights is located in Johnson County
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
How Far From Elmira to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elmira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elmira and extending to:
- Iowa City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Elmira to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmira. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.johnson-county.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7228, Longitude: -91.4249 In this case, the coordinates for Elmira 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Elmira 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 Elmira 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 316.983 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.221 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.508 degrees. |