Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boggstown:
  • 39.562901, -85.914794
  • 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 Boggstown

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Boggstown is near Johnson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Boggstown

Communities Also Named Boggstown ...

We found one communities that are also named Boggstown.

Within Indiana, the name Boggstown is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Boggstown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Franklin County
    • This Boggstown is located in Franklin County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east of the Boggstown that is located in Shelby County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Boggstown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boggstown ...

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.

• Clover Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover Village is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
• Green Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Knighthood Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
• London
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • London is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to London
  • From Boggstown to London
• London Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • London Heights is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Pleasant View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Reds Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Reds Corner is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Corner
• Rolling Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
• Sugar Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

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

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

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Boggstown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'