Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Boothetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boothetown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Boothetown

• 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 Boothetown:
  • 30.951295, -88.339455
  • 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 Boothetown

• 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Since Boothetown is near George County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Boothetown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boothetown ...

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.

• Celeste
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Celeste is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
• Dean Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean Landing is located in George County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Landing
• Donovan ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Donovan is located in George County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
• Dwight
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dwight is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Earlville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlville is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gulfcrest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
• Indian Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rock Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in George County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Shipman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shipman is located in George County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
• Waters Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waters Landing is located in George County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Landing

How Far From Boothetown 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 Boothetown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Boothetown and extending to:

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boothetown to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'