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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 Eolia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eolia 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 Eolia:
- 39.232253, -91.008502
- 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 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Eolia
Communities Also Named Eolia ...
We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Eolia is located in Letcher County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eolia that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Eolia.
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)
- Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Famous
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Famous is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hobart is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sledd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
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<3> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eolia) 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 Eolia 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 Eolia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2323, Longitude: -91.0085 In this case, the coordinates for Eolia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.895 degrees. |
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