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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 Bolling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolling 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 Bolling:
- 36.465150, -77.694147
- 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 Bolling
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Bolling is near Northampton County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville 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 Bolling
Communities Also Named Bolling ...
We found one communities that are also named Bolling.
Within North Carolina, the name Bolling is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Bolling in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Bolling is located in Butler County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bolling that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Bolling.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolling ...
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.
- Brewers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
- Days Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Days Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Garysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gum Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gum Forks is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
- Lewis Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
- Paris Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paris Store is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
- Pierces Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pierces Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Crossroads
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roper Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Rosemary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosemary is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Slates Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
- Triplet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Triplet is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplet
How Far From Bolling to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bolling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolling and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bolling to Halifax, 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bolling) 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 Bolling 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 Bolling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4652, Longitude: -77.6941 In this case, the coordinates for Bolling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.392 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.873 degrees. |
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