Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boos:
  • 38.930044, -88.110871
  • 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 Boos

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since Boos is near Richland County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Boos

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boos ...

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.

• Advance
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Advance is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Hunt City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunt City is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
• Island Grove ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
• Oblong
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <1>
• Oil Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
• Passport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Passport is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
• Point Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Rose Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
• Shamrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shamrock is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Stringtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Willow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <1>

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

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

• Newton, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Boos to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'