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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 Elbert, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elbert 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 Elbert:
- 33.266215, -98.993959
- 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 Elbert
- 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 Throckmorton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Throckmorton County
- Since Elbert is near Young County and also Baylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Young County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baylor 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 Elbert
Communities Also Named Elbert ...
We found four communities that are also named Elbert.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Elbert.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Polk 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 Texas community of Elbert [Polk County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Elbert County
- This Elbert is located in Elbert County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elbert that is located in Throckmorton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Elbert.
- Iowa
- Monroe 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 Iowa community of Elbert [Monroe County].
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Elbert is located in McDowell County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elbert that is located in Throckmorton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Elbert.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elbert ...
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.
- Buzzard Peak Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buzzard Peak Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Peak Crossing
- Crystal Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Eliasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eliasville is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
- Farmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farmer is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Graham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayford Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayford Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Crossing
- Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jean is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean
- Lively
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lively is located in Baylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Murray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paint Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Crossing
- Proffitt Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Proffitt Crossing is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Crossing
- Red Top
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Top is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Round Timber ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Round Timber is located in Baylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Twin Mountains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Mountains is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountains
How Far From Elbert 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 Elbert to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elbert and extending to:
- Throckmorton, which is the Seat of Throckmorton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elbert to Throckmorton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,780 miles [12,520.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 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 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 Elbert 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elbert) 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 Elbert 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 Elbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2662, Longitude: -98.9940 In this case, the coordinates for Elbert have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.373 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.612 degrees. |
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