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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 Dongola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dongola 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 Dongola:
- 37.168108, -89.959820
- 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 Dongola
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
- Since Dongola is near Stoddard County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau 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 Dongola
Communities Also Named Dongola ...
We found seven communities that are also named Dongola.
Within Missouri, the name Dongola is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Searcy County
- This Dongola is located in Searcy County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Dongola.
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Dongola is located in Union County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Dongola.
- Indiana
- Gibson County
- This Dongola is located in Gibson County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Dongola.
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Dongola is located in Letcher County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Dongola.
- Ontario
- This Dongola lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Dongola is located in Horry County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Dongola.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Dongola is located in Louisa County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east of the Dongola that is located in Bollinger County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Dongola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dongola ...
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.
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Drum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drum is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
- Eaglette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaglette is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglette
- Glenallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Green Cox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Hickory Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Lutesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rum Branch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rum Branch is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Branch
- Sank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sank is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sank
- Toga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toga is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
How Far From Dongola 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 Dongola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dongola and extending to:
- Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dongola to Marble Hill, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 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- Dongola) 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 Dongola 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 Dongola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1681, Longitude: -89.9598 In this case, the coordinates for Dongola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.852 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.864 degrees. |
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