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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 Elsie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elsie 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 Elsie:
    • 40.848434, -101.390180
    • 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 Elsie
  • 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 Elsie ...

We found eight communities that share the name Elsie.

Within Nebraska, the name Elsie is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Ware 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 Georgia community of Elsie [Ware County].
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This Elsie is located in Magoffin County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<2> to the east of the Elsie that is located in Perkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Elsie.
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • This Elsie is located in Clinton County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elsie that is located in Perkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Elsie.
    • Mississippi
      • Calhoun 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 Mississippi community of Elsie [Calhoun County].
    • North Carolina
      • Mitchell 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 North Carolina community of Elsie [Mitchell County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Elsie.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Elsie is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Elsie that is located in Perkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Elsie.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Elsie is located in Lexington County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Elsie that is located in Perkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Elsie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsie ...

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.

  • Blanche ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
    • Blanche is located in Chase County
  • Catherine ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Chase County
  • Coker
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Coker is located in Lincoln County
  • Dickens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <5>
  • Enders
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Grant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
  • Imperial
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Madrid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <5>

How Far From Elsie 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 village such as Elsie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elsie and extending to:

  • Grant, which is the Seat of Perkins County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Elsie to Grant, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elsie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perkins County: www.co.perkins.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.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 Elsie 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elsie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elsie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8484, Longitude: -101.3902    
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Elsie 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 323.965 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.17 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.879 degrees.









 

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