Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bogard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bogard and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bogard

• 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 Bogard:
  • 39.457928, -93.523859
  • 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 Bogard

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Bogard is near Livingston County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Bogard

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bogard ...

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.

• Blue Mound
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
• Fisher ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fisher is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Grace
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Judd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Judd is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
• Little Compton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Compton is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Quote
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quote is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quote
• Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
• Sugartree
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sugartree is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
• Tina
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tina is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bogard and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bogard to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'