Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bulgers Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bulgers Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bulgers Hollow
- 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 Bulgers Hollow:
- 41.935305, -90.184016
- 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 Bulgers Hollow
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Bulgers Hollow is near Carroll County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bulgers Hollow ...
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.
- Elk River Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Garden Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Goose Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Ideal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Ideal is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Little Oklahoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
- Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Miles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <3>
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sixmile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Tenmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Clinton County
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Ustick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Wacker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
- Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Sixmile
How Far From Bulgers Hollow 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 Bulgers Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bulgers Hollow and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bulgers Hollow to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bulgers Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bulgers Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bulgers Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9353, Longitude: -90.1840 In this case, the coordinates for Bulgers Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bulgers Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.144 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.29 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.826 degrees. |