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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 Bullard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullard 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 Bullard:
    • 40.616707, -91.407098
    • 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 Bullard
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Bullard is near Hancock County and also Des Moines County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Des Moines 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 Bullard

Communities Also Named Bullard ...

We found three communities that are also named Bullard.

Within Iowa, the name Bullard is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Bullard is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bullard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Bullard.
    • Georgia
      • Twiggs County
      • This Bullard is located in Twiggs County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bullard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Bullard.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This Bullard is located in Smith County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bullard that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bullard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullard ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bricker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bricker is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker
  • Denmark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferris is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Peaksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
  • Pilot Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Skunk River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Skunk River is located in Des Moines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunk River
  • Spring Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Grove is located in Des Moines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Summitville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Summitville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bullard and extending to:

  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bullard to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bullard) 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 Bullard 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 Bullard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6167, Longitude: -91.4071       In this case, the coordinates for Bullard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.945 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.027 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.768 degrees.