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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 Boothe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boothe 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 Boothe:
    • 35.043985, -94.117430
    • 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 Boothe
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since Boothe is near Logan County and also Sebastian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian 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 Boothe

Communities Also Named Boothe ...

We found one communities that are also named Boothe.

Within Arkansas, the name Boothe is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Boothe in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Floyd County
      • This Boothe is located in Floyd County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the west of the Boothe that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Boothe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boothe ...

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.

  • Barber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barber is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Echo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Elm Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elm Park is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
  • Evening Shade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Evening Shade is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
  • Kings Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Creek is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Lewis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lewis is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Liberty is located in Sebastian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Lucas
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lucas is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas

How Far From Boothe to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boothe to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boothe and extending to:

  • Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Boothe to Waldron, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boothe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Boothe 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 Boothe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0440, Longitude: -94.1174       In this case, the coordinates for Boothe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.411 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.987 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.148 degrees.