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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 Ollie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ollie 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 Ollie:
- 41.198119, -92.093516
- 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 Ollie
- 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 Keokuk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Keokuk County
- Since Ollie is near Jefferson County and also Wapello County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello 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 Ollie
Communities Also Named Ollie ...
We found six communities that are also named Ollie.
Within Iowa, the name Ollie is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Monroe County
- This Ollie is located in Monroe County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ollie that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ollie.
- Georgia
- Gilmer County
- This Ollie is located in Gilmer County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ollie that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Ollie.
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Ollie is located in Edmonson County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ollie that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Ollie.
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Ollie is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the south of the Ollie that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Ollie.
- Montana
- Fallon County
- This Ollie is located in Fallon County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ollie that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fallon County community of Ollie.
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Ollie is located in Polk County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ollie that is located in Keokuk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Ollie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ollie ...
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.
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Germanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville
- Grace Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Pleasant Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- What Cheer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ollie 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 city such as Ollie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ollie and extending to:
- Sigourney, which is the Seat of Keokuk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ollie to Sigourney, 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.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 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 from Point A (ie- Ollie) 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 Ollie 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 Ollie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1981, Longitude: -92.0935 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.426 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.973 degrees. |
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