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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 Elida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elida 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 Elida:
- 40.786918, -84.200376
- 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 Elida
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Elida is near Putnam County and also Auglaize County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Auglaize 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 Elida
Communities Also Named Elida ...
We found three communities that are also named Elida.
Within Ohio, the name Elida is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Winnebago 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 Illinois community of Elida [Winnebago County].
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This Elida is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elida that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Elida.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Elida is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Elida that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Elida.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elida ...
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.
- Beaverdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elmview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elmview is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Jones City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Needmore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rushmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Slabtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
How Far From Elida 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 Elida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elida and extending to:
- Lima, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Elida to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,710 miles [7,580 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Elida 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Elida 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 Elida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7869, Longitude: -84.2004 In this case, the coordinates for Elida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.642 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.243 degrees. |
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