Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tolu, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tolu and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tolu
- 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 Tolu:
- 37.434240, -88.245965
- 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 Tolu
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Tolu is near Hardin County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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
Communities Also Named Tolu ...
We found one communities that share the name Tolu.
Within Kentucky, the name Tolu is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Tolu in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tolu ...
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.
- Cave in Rock Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave in Rock Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave in Rock Ferry
- Cave in Rock Ferry is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Cave-In-Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cave-In-Rock
- From Tolu to Cave-In-Rock
- Elizabethtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
- Gross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Humm Wye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Loves Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Corner
- Loves Corner is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Peters Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock Creek
- From Tolu to Rock Creek
How Far From Tolu 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 Tolu to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tolu and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tolu to Marion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tolu. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Tolu) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tolu. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4342, Longitude: -88.2460 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Tolu 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 314.765 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.085 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.029 degrees. |