Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bollinger Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bollinger Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bollinger Mill
- 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 Bollinger Mill:
- 37.544778, -89.950940
- 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 Bollinger Mill
- 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 Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
- Since Bollinger Mill is near Cape Girardeau County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Bollinger Mill ...
We found one communities that share the name Bollinger Mill.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Bollinger Mill.
Beyond Missouri.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Cape Girardeau County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Cape Girardeau County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Bollinger Mill.
- Cape Girardeau County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bollinger Mill ...
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.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Apple Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Friendly Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
- Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Hurricane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Precinct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
How Far From Bollinger Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bollinger Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bollinger Mill and extending to:
- Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bollinger Mill to Marble Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bollinger Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bollinger Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Bollinger Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bollinger Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5448, Longitude: -89.9509 In this case, the coordinates for Bollinger Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bollinger Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.865 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.367 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.778 degrees. |