Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elmira Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmira Camp and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elmira Camp

• 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 Camp:
  • 39.496395, -94.157719
  • 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 Camp

• 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 Ray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ray County
  • Since Elmira Camp is near Clinton County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmira Camp ...

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.

• Claysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Claysville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Converse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Converse is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• Crystal Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Homestead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Homestead is located in Ray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
• Plainview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Polo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polo is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <1>
• Prairie Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Ridge is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
• Sandals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandals is located in Ray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
• Wood Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
• Woods Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woods Heights is located in Ray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights

How Far From Elmira Camp 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 community such as Elmira Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elmira Camp and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Ray County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elmira Camp to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'