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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Elsinore:
    • 38.684572, -112.148702
    • 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 Elsinore
  • 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 Elsinore ...

We found seven communities that share the name Elsinore.

Within Utah, the name Elsinore is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside 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 California community of Elsinore [Riverside County].
      • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Elsinore [San Diego County].
    • Kentucky
      • Franklin County
      • This Elsinore is located in Franklin County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the east of the Elsinore that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Elsinore.
    • Missouri
      • Carter 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 Missouri community of Elsinore [Carter County].
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Elsinore is located in Clinton County and lies 2,007 miles [3,230 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elsinore that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Elsinore.
    • Ontario
      • This Elsinore lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elsinore that is located in Sevier County.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam 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 West Virginia community of Elsinore [Putnam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elsinore ...

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.

  • Burrville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Burrville is located in Sevier County
  • Central Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
    • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Former names for Central Valley:
    • Central
    • Inverury
  • Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Cove is located in Sevier County
  • Jensen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jensen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
    • Jensen is located in Sevier County
  • Joseph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
    • Joseph is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Marysvale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
    • Marysvale is located in Piute County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <4>
  • Nibley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
    • Nibley is located in Sevier County
  • Prattsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
    • Prattsville is located in Sevier County

How Far From Elsinore 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 town such as Elsinore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richfield, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Elsinore to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Sevier County: www.sevierutah.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Elsinore 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elsinore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elsinore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6846, Longitude: -112.1487    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Elsinore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.914 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.294 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.049 degrees.









 

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