Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bolding

• 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 Bolding:
  • 33.084566, -92.231804
  • 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 Bolding

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Bolding is near Union Parish and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley 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 Bolding

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolding ...

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.

• Cecil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cecil is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Dollar Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dollar Junction is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Junction
• Gravel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
• Loco
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Loco is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
• Sadie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sadie is located in Union Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
• Sandy Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Bend is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
• Sawmill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sawmill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
• Strong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Strong is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Strong
  • From Bolding to Strong
• Sulphur Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bolding and extending to:

• El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bolding to El Dorado, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'