Aquilla, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Stoddard County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Aquila, Biblical name

Geography

• Located at the junction of MO 25 and Route M north of Bloomfield
• Latitude: 36°56'49" N   (+36.9469)
• Longitude: 89°54'53" W   (-89.9147)
• Civil township: Castor

As the crow flies, Aquilla is...

• 3.2 miles SE of Zadock
• 3.9 miles W of Avert
• 4.2 miles N of Bloomfield
• 4.2 miles W of Toppertown
• 5.1 miles SW of Ardeola
• 5.2 miles W of Shady Dell
• 5.8 miles S of Swinton
• 5.9 miles NW of Guam
• 6.5 miles NW of Idalia
• 6.8 miles SE of Leora
• 32.2 miles SW of Cape Girardeau
• 117.0 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named after the Biblical figure, Aquila. It's not clear why the extra L was added to the spelling.