Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elderville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elderville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elderville

• 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 Elderville:
  • 40.330323, -91.294592
  • 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 Elderville

• 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Since Elderville is near Lee County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Elderville

Communities Also Named Elderville ...

We found one communities that are also named Elderville.

Within Illinois, the name Elderville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Elderville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Gregg County
    • This Elderville is located in Gregg County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Elderville that is located in Hancock County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Elderville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elderville ...

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.

• Bricker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bricker is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker
• Carthage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
• Chili
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chili is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
• Ferris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferris is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
• Gregory Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
• Laura
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laura is located in Lewis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
• Middle Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Summitville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Summitville is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville

How Far From Elderville 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 Elderville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elderville and extending to:

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elderville to Carthage, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'