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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 Elk River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elk River and the surrounding area.
- 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 Elk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elk County
Communities Also Named Elk River ...
We found five communities that share the name Elk River.
Within Kansas, the name Elk River is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Elk River [Humboldt County].
- Colorado
- Routt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Elk River [Routt County].
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Elk River [Clearwater County].
- Minnesota
- Sherburne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Elk River [Sherburne County].
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Elk River [Franklin County].
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Elk River 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. |
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