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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 Boonesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boonesboro 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 Boonesboro:
- 37.905911, -84.268663
- 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 Boonesboro
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Boonesboro is near Madison County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Boonesboro
Communities Also Named Boonesboro ...
We found two communities that are also named Boonesboro.
Within Kentucky, the name Boonesboro is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Howard County
- This Boonesboro is located in Howard County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boonesboro that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Boonesboro.
- Texas
- Uvalde County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Uvalde County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uvalde County community of Boonesboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boonesboro ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hootentown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hootentown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
- Hunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Providence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Redhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Boonesboro 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 Boonesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boonesboro and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Boonesboro to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boonesboro) 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 Boonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Boonesboro 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 Boonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9059, Longitude: -84.2687 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.279 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.298 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.143 degrees. |
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