Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elmira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elmira
- 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 Elmira:
- 38.652122, -80.990791
- 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 Elmira
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Elmira is near Clay County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Elmira ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Elmira.
Within West Virginia, the name Elmira is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Elmira lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north of the Elmira that is located in Braxton County.
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- This Elmira lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Elmira that is located in Braxton County.
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmira ...
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.
- Chloe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dingy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Dink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Duck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Euclid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Floe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Frame Knob ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frame Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Knob
- Frame Knob is located in Clay County
- Frametown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Kidtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lydia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mudfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
- Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Strange Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Mark ‑ Historic
How Far From Elmira 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 Elmira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elmira and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Elmira to Sutton, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmira. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elmira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6521, Longitude: -80.9908 In this case, the coordinates for Elmira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Elmira 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. |
| <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 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 Elmira to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.106 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.487 degrees. |