Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eolia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eolia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eolia
- 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 Eolia:
- 39.238839, -91.011984
- 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 Eolia
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Eolia is near Lincoln County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Eolia ...
We found one communities that share the name Eolia.
Within Missouri, the name Eolia is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Eolia in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eolia ...
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.
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
- Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
- Famous
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Farmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Mackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
- Sledd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Eolia 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 village such as Eolia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eolia and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eolia to Bowling Green, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 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 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eolia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eolia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eolia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2388, Longitude: -91.0120 In this case, the coordinates for Eolia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Eolia 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 316.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.896 degrees. |