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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 Elm Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Point 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 Elm Point:
- 39.005879, -89.473695
- 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 Elm Point
- 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 Bond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bond County
- Since Elm Point is near Montgomery County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Elm Point
Communities Also Named Elm Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Elm Point.
Within Illinois, the name Elm Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Elm Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elm Point that is located in Bond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Elm Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Point ...
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.
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hookdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Jimtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mulberry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paisley Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
- Panama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stubblefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
How Far From Elm Point 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 community such as Elm Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Elm Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Elm Point and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Bond County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Point to Greenville, 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Point) 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> | 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 Elm Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Elm Point 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 Elm Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0059, Longitude: -89.4737 In this case, the coordinates for Elm Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.219 degrees. |
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