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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 Boyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyer 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 Boyer:
- 42.181922, -95.234027
- 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 Boyer
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Boyer is near Sac County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sac County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Boyer
Communities Also Named Boyer ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Boyer.
Within Iowa, the name Boyer is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Boyer lies 1,440 miles [2,317.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- Colorado
- Park County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Park County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Boyer.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Boyer is located in Bonner County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Boyer.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Boyer [Rawlins County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Boyer [Shawnee County].
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Boyer is located in Sunflower County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Boyer.
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Boyer is located in Wright County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Boyer.
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Boyer [Churchill County].
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Boyer is located in Mahoning County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Boyer.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Boyer is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Boyer.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Boyer is located in Allegheny County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the east of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Boyer.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Boyer.
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas County
- This Boyer is located in Pocahontas County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Boyer that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Boyer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyer ...
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.
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Ida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hart is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Herring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Ricketts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Vail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Boyer 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 Boyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyer and extending to:
- Denison, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boyer to Denison, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Boyer 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Boyer 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 Boyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1819, Longitude: -95.2340 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.321 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.367 degrees. |
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