Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elbridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elbridge
- 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 Elbridge:
- 39.512692, -87.582781
- 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 Elbridge
- 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 Edgar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- Since Elbridge is near Clark County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Vigo 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 Elbridge ...
We found four communities that share the name Elbridge.
Within Illinois, the name Elbridge is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbridge ...
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.
- Castle Fin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Fin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Castle Fin is located in Clark County
- Easytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Golf Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Lakes
- Golf Lakes is located in Clark County
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Kentucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kentucky
- From Elbridge to Kentucky
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Libertyville
- From Elbridge to Libertyville
- Marion Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Marion Heights is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Marley
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oliver
- From Elbridge to Oliver
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine Ridge
- From Elbridge to Pine Ridge
- Toad Hop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Toad Hop
- From Elbridge to Toad Hop
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weaver
- From Elbridge to Weaver
How Far From Elbridge 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 Elbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elbridge and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Edgar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elbridge to Paris, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elbridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5127, Longitude: -87.5828 In this case, the coordinates for Elbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Elbridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.202 degrees. |