Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elliott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elliott and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elliott
- 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 Elliott:
- 40.465011, -88.272004
- 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 Elliott
- 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 Ford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ford County
- Since Elliott is near Champaign County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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 Elliott ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Elliott.
Within Illinois, the name Elliott is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Piscataquis 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 Maine community of Elliott [Piscataquis County].
- York 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 Maine community of Elliott [York County].
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- This Elliott is located in Lawrence County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Elliott that is located in Ford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Elliott.
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Randolph County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Elliott.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Elliott lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elliott that is located in Ford County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Elliott is located in Allegheny County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the east of the Elliott that is located in Ford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Elliott.
- Cumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Elliott [Cumberland County].
- South Carolina
- Chester 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 South Carolina community of Elliott [Chester County].
- Lee County
- This Elliott is located in Lee County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Elliott that is located in Ford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Elliott.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elliott [Matagorda County].
- Wilbarger County
- This Elliott is located in Wilbarger County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elliott that is located in Ford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilbarger County community of Elliott.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elliott ...
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.
- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Anchor is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor <4>
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <4>
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Lotus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Melvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <4>
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Risk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Elliott 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 Elliott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elliott and extending to:
- Paxton, which is the Seat of Ford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Elliott to Paxton, with an average speed<6> 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elliott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 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 Elliott 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> | 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- Elliott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elliott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4650, Longitude: -88.2720 |
| <3> | 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 Elliott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Elliott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.854 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.61 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.274 degrees. |