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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 Elmira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmira 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 Elmira:
- 41.179759, -89.831771
- 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 Elmira
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Elmira is near Henry County and also Bureau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau 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 Elmira
Communities Also Named Elmira ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Elmira.
Within Illinois, the name Elmira is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Solano County
- This Elmira is located in Solano County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the west of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Elmira.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Elmira is located in Bonner County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Elmira.
- Indiana
- LaGrange County
- This Elmira is located in LaGrange County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Elmira.
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Elmira is located in Johnson County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Elmira.
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elmira [Mitchell County].
- Michigan
- Otsego County
- This Elmira is located in Otsego County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Elmira.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Elmira is located in Ray County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Elmira.
- New York
- Chemung County
- This Elmira is located in Chemung County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Elmira.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Elmira is located in Fulton County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the east of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Elmira.
- Ontario
- This Elmira lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Elmira is located in Lane County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Elmira.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Elmira lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- South Dakota
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Elmira [Grant County].
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Elmira is located in Braxton County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elmira that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Elmira.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmira ...
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.
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- German Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- German Corner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morse ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Slackwater ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slackwater is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Stark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Elmira 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 Elmira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elmira and extending to:
- Toulon, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Elmira to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Elmira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Elmira 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elmira 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 Elmira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1798, Longitude: -89.8318 In this case, the coordinates for Elmira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.898 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.848 degrees. |
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