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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 Boykin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boykin 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 Boykin:
- 32.077724, -87.280536
- 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 Boykin
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Boykin is near Dallas County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Boykin
Communities Also Named Boykin ...
We found six communities that are also named Boykin.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Boykin.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Covington County
- This Boykin is located in Covington County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Boykin that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Boykin.
- Escambia County
- This Boykin is located in Escambia County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Boykin that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Boykin.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Boykin [Jackson County].
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Boykin is located in Miller County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Boykin that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Boykin.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Boykin is located in Kershaw County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Boykin that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Boykin.
- Marlboro County
- This Boykin is located in Marlboro County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast of the Boykin that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Boykin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boykin ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Crumptonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halls Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Holly Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
- Pebble Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pinebelt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebelt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebelt
- Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tasso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tasso is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
How Far From Boykin 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 Boykin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boykin and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Boykin to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boykin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Boykin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Boykin 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 Boykin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0777, Longitude: -87.2805 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.862 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.779 degrees. |
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