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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 Bolivar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolivar 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 Bolivar:
- 33.358376, -97.245487
- 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 Bolivar
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Bolivar is near Cooke County and also Wise County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise 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 Bolivar
Communities Also Named Bolivar ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Bolivar.
Within Texas, the name Bolivar is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Bolivar is located in Jackson County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bolivar.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Bolivar is located in Bartow County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Bolivar.
- Indiana
- Wabash County
- This Bolivar is located in Wabash County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Bolivar.
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Bolivar is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Bolivar.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Bolivar is located in Frederick County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Bolivar.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Bolivar is located in Bolivar County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Bolivar.
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bolivar [Monroe County].
- Missouri
- Polk County
- This Bolivar is located in Polk County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Bolivar.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Bolivar is located in Allegany County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Bolivar.
- Madison County
- This Bolivar is located in Madison County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Bolivar.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Bolivar.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Bolivar is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Bolivar.
- Tennessee
- Hardeman County
- This Bolivar is located in Hardeman County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Bolivar.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Bolivar is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bolivar that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bolivar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolivar ...
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.
- Era
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Krum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Ponder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quakertown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Bolivar 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 Bolivar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bolivar and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bolivar to Denton, 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,707 miles [12,403.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bolivar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bolivar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3584, Longitude: -97.2455 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.315 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.797 degrees. |
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