Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boxholm:
  • 42.173606, -94.106202
  • 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 Boxholm

• 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Boxholm is near Webster County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Boxholm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxholm ...

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.

• Beaver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beaver is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
• Centerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Coal Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Valley is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
• Dana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
• Grand Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <1>
• Gravel Pit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravel Pit is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Pit
• Lena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lena is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Palm Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Palm Grove is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
• Pilot Mound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Mound is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Ridgeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ridgeport is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
• Wolf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boxholm and extending to:

• Boone, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boxholm to Boone, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'