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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 Paoli, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paoli 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 Paoli:
- 40.612871, -102.472060
- 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 Paoli
- 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 Phillips County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- Since Paoli is near Logan County and also Yuma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuma 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 Paoli
Communities Also Named Paoli ...
We found five communities that are also named Paoli.
Within Colorado, the name Paoli is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Paoli is located in Madison County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paoli that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Paoli.
- Indiana
- Orange County
- This Paoli is located in Orange County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east of the Paoli that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Paoli.
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- This Paoli is located in Garvin County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Paoli that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Paoli.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Paoli is located in Chester County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the east of the Paoli that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Paoli.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Paoli is located in Dane County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paoli that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Paoli.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paoli ...
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.
- Clarkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkville is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Crook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Leroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Red Lion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
How Far From Paoli to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Paoli to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paoli and extending to:
- Holyoke, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paoli to Holyoke, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,508 miles [12,083 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,431 miles [8,740.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paoli) 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 Paoli 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 Paoli. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6129, Longitude: -102.4721 In this case, the coordinates for Paoli have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.74 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.497 degrees. |
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