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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 Bolling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolling 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 Bolling:
- 31.725433, -86.705808
- 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 Bolling
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Bolling is near Conecuh County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Bolling
Communities Also Named Bolling ...
We found one communities that are also named Bolling.
Within Alabama, the name Bolling is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Bolling in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- This Bolling is located in Halifax County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolling that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Bolling.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolling ...
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.
- Butler Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Industry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mashville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashville
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sand Cut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Cut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Saucer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saucer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer
- Shacklesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Shell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
How Far From Bolling 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 Bolling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolling and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Bolling to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bolling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bolling 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 Bolling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7254, Longitude: -86.7058 In this case, the coordinates for Bolling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.626 degrees. |
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