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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 Elkville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkville 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 Elkville:
- 37.911429, -89.235684
- 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 Elkville
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Elkville is near Perry County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Elkville
Communities Also Named Elkville ...
We found one communities that are also named Elkville.
Within Illinois, the name Elkville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Elkville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Elkville is located in Wilkes County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elkville that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Elkville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkville ...
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.
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Dowell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Reeds Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Station
- Texas Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Junction
How Far From Elkville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Elkville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkville and extending to:
- Murphysboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elkville to Murphysboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Elkville 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 Elkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9114, Longitude: -89.2357 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.418 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.367 degrees. |
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