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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 Boston Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boston Corner 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 Boston Corner:
- 40.948381, -84.900243
- 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 Boston Corner
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Boston Corner is near Adams County and also Van Wert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Wert 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 Boston Corner
Communities Also Named Boston Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Boston Corner.
Within Indiana, the name Boston Corner is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Boston Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Columbia County
- This Boston Corner is located in Columbia County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east of the Boston Corner that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Boston Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boston Corner ...
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.
- Convoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Four Presidents Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Maples
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Poe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- River Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Haven is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Smiley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smiley is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Tanglewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Boston Corner 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 Boston Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boston Corner and extending to:
- Fort Wayne, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boston Corner to Fort Wayne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Boston Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Boston Corner 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 Boston Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9484, Longitude: -84.9002 In this case, the coordinates for Boston Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.66 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.522 degrees. |
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