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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 Elmwood Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmwood Place 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 Elmwood Place:
- 37.015885, -89.185906
- 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 Elmwood Place
- 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 Alexander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Since Elmwood Place is near Mississippi County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Elmwood Place
Communities Also Named Elmwood Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Elmwood Place.
Within Illinois, the name Elmwood Place is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Elmwood Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Elmwood Place is located in Hamilton County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmwood Place that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Elmwood Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmwood Place ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Cache
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Golden Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Golden Lily is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lily
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
How Far From Elmwood Place 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 Elmwood Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elmwood Place and extending to:
- Cairo, which is the Seat of Alexander County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Elmwood Place to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood Place) 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 Elmwood Place 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 Elmwood Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0159, Longitude: -89.1859 In this case, the coordinates for Elmwood Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.347 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.548 degrees. |
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