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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 Eylau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eylau 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 Eylau:
- 33.379292, -94.116301
- 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 Eylau
- 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 Bowie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- Since Eylau is near Miller County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Eylau
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eylau ...
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.
- Domino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Gertrude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gertrude is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoot is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot
- Leary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Line Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Line Ferry is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Ferry
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Red Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Wake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Eylau 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 Eylau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eylau and extending to:
- Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eylau to Boston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 302 miles [486 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Eylau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eylau 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 Eylau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3793, Longitude: -94.1163 In this case, the coordinates for Eylau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.243 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.394 degrees. |
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