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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 Bodcaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bodcaw 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 Bodcaw:
- 33.559028, -93.406996
- 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 Bodcaw
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Bodcaw is near Hempstead County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Bodcaw
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bodcaw ...
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.
- Brisbane ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbane is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hennessey is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Register ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Register is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Rocky Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mound is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
How Far From Bodcaw 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 Bodcaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bodcaw and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bodcaw to Prescott, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Bodcaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bodcaw 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 Bodcaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5590, Longitude: -93.4070 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.802 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.058 degrees. |
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