Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olinger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olinger and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olinger
- 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 Olinger:
- 37.276718, -93.837154
- 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 Olinger
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Olinger is near Dade County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dade County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Olinger ...
We found one communities that share the name Olinger.
Within Missouri, the name Olinger is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Olinger in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olinger ...
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.
- Albatross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Call
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Fiddlers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Ford
- Fiddlers Ford is located in Dade County
- Grays Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
- Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
- Heatonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
- Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
- Kings Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Dade County
- Pilgrim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Round Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Turnback ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Olinger 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 Olinger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olinger and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Olinger to Mount Vernon, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,379 miles [11,875.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olinger. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olinger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olinger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2767, Longitude: -93.8372 In this case, the coordinates for Olinger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Olinger to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.409 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.641 degrees. |