Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elmwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elmwood
- 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:
- 40.778051, -89.966107
- 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 Elmwood
- 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 Peoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- Since Elmwood is near Knox County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Elmwood ...
We found 61 communities that share the name Elmwood.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Elmwood.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 60 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 60 communities, 57 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Elmwood is located in Boone County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Elmwood.
- Chicot County
- This Elmwood is located in Chicot County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the south of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Elmwood.
- Jefferson County
- This Elmwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the south southwest of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Elmwood.
- California
- Connecticut
- Fairfield 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 Connecticut community of Elmwood [Fairfield County].
- Hartford County
- This Elmwood is located in Hartford County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Elmwood.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Elmwood is located in Fulton County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Elmwood.
- Laurens 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 Georgia community of Elmwood [Laurens County].
- Twiggs 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 Georgia community of Elmwood [Twiggs County].
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Elmwood is located in Boone County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Elmwood.
- Miami 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 Indiana community of Elmwood [Miami County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Wayne 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 Kentucky community of Elmwood [Wayne County].
- Webster County
- This Elmwood is located in Webster County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Elmwood.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Elmwood [De Soto Parish].
- Jefferson Parish
- This Elmwood is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the south of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Elmwood.
- Vernon Parish
- This Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the south southwest of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Elmwood.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Elmwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Elmwood.
- Knox 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 Maine community of Elmwood [Knox County].
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Elmwood is located in Hampden County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Elmwood.
- Plymouth County
- This Elmwood is located in Plymouth County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the east of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Elmwood.
- Michigan
- Berrien 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 Michigan community of Elmwood [Berrien County].
- Iron County
- This Elmwood is located in Iron County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the north of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Elmwood.
- Tuscola County
- This Elmwood is located in Tuscola County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Elmwood.
- Wayne 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 Michigan community of Elmwood [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau 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 Missouri community of Elmwood [Cape Girardeau County].
- Pike County
- This Elmwood is located in Pike County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Elmwood.
- Saline County
- This Elmwood is located in Saline County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the west southwest of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Elmwood.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Elmwood lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Elmwood.
- Merrimack County
- This Elmwood is located in Merrimack County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Elmwood.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Elmwood is located in Bertie County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Elmwood.
- Iredell County
- This Elmwood is located in Iredell County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Elmwood.
- Nova Scotia
- This Elmwood lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Elmwood is located in Ashtabula County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Elmwood.
- Franklin 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 Ohio community of Elmwood [Franklin County].
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Elmwood [Hamilton County].
- Pickaway County
- This Elmwood is located in Pickaway County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Elmwood.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Elmwood [McKean County].
- Philadelphia County
- This Elmwood is located in Philadelphia County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Elmwood.
- York County
- This Elmwood is located in York County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Elmwood.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Elmwood lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 Carolina community of Elmwood [Edgefield County].
- Richland County
- This Elmwood is located in Richland County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Elmwood.
- Tennessee
- Smith County
- This Elmwood is located in Smith County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Elmwood.
- Sumner 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 Tennessee community of Elmwood [Sumner County].
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- This Elmwood is located in Mason County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Elmwood.
- Wayne County
- This Elmwood is located in Wayne County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east southeast of the Elmwood that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Elmwood.
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmwood ...
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.
- Breeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <5>
- Elba Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
- Elba Center is located in Knox County
- Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Laura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
- Laura is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laura <5>
- Maxwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Oak Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Orange Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
- Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <5>
- Princeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Princeville is located in Peoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <5>
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Village Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Fulton County
- Williamsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
- Williamsfield is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <5>
How Far From Elmwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Elmwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elmwood and extending to:
- Peoria, which is the Seat of Peoria County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elmwood to Peoria, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7781, Longitude: -89.9661 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Elmwood 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> | 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 Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elmwood 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 315.981 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.944 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.017 degrees. |