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We found five communities that are also named Elvira.
Within Illinois, the name Elvira is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Shelby County
This Elvira is located in Shelby County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Elvira that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Elvira.
California
San Diego County
This Elvira is located in San Diego County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the west of the Elvira that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Elvira.
Iowa
Clinton County
This Elvira is located in Clinton County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Elvira that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Elvira.
Kentucky
Laurel 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 Elvira [Laurel County].
New Mexico
Guadalupe County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Elvira.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elvira ...
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.
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 community such as Elvira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elvira and extending to:
Vienna, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elvira to Vienna, with an average speed<5> 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Elvira) 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 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 Elvira 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 Elvira, 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>
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.
<6>
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 Elvira 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 Elvira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4934, Longitude: -89.0295 In this case, the coordinates for Elvira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.268 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.673 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.369 degrees.