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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elbow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elbow and the surrounding area.
- 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 Elbow:
- 38.642271, -88.121705
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Elbow
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Elbow is near Edwards County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Elbow
Communities Also Named Elbow ...
We found seven communities that are also named Elbow.
Within Illinois, the name Elbow is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Allegany 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 Maryland community of Elbow [Allegany County].
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Elbow.
- New York
- Warren 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 New York community of Elbow [Warren County].
- Washington 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 Elbow [Washington County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Elbow lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Elbow that is located in Richland County.
- Texas
- Howard County
- This Elbow is located in Howard County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Elbow that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Elbow.
- Virginia
- Powhatan 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 Virginia community of Elbow [Powhatan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbow ...
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.
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gallagher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Passport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Samsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Samsville is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
- Schnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schnell is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnell
- Seminary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seminary is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
How Far From Elbow 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 Elbow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elbow and extending to:
- Olney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Elbow to Springfield, 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 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Elbow 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> | 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 Elbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Elbow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elbow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elbow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6423, Longitude: -88.1217 In this case, the coordinates for Elbow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.723 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.205 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.678 degrees. |
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