Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elgin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elgin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elgin
- 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 Elgin:
- 38.986977, -110.145698
- 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 Elgin
- 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 Grand County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Elgin is near Emery County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Emery 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elgin ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Elgin.
There is one other community in Utah which is also named Elgin.
Beyond Utah, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 32 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Utah ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Elgin is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<2> to the east of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Elgin.
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Elgin [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arizona
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Elgin [Pima County].
- Santa Cruz County
- This Elgin is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the south of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Elgin.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Elgin lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- This Elgin is located in Chautauqua County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the east of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Elgin.
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elgin [Sedgwick County].
- Manitoba
- This Elgin lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- This Elgin is located in Shelby County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the east of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Elgin.
- Sullivan County
- Although located in Sullivan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Elgin.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Elgin lies 2,312 miles [3,720.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Elgin lies 2,432 miles [3,913.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Comanche County
- This Elgin is located in Comanche County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Elgin.
- Garfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Elgin [Garfield County].
- Ontario
- This Elgin lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Elgin lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Elgin is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km]<2> to the east of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Elgin.
- Lancaster County
- This Elgin is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km] to the east of the Elgin that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Elgin.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elgin ...
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.
- Crescent Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Junction
- Crescent Junction is located in Grand County
- Desert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Green River
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <5>
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sphinx ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Valley City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Valley City is located in Grand County
- Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Woodside ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside is located in Emery County
How Far From Elgin 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 community such as Elgin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elgin and extending to:
- Moab, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elgin to Moab, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 101 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elgin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elgin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elgin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9870, Longitude: -110.1457 |
| <3> | 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 Elgin 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Elgin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.381 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.503 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.894 degrees. |