Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Booth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Booth
- 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 Booth:
- 37.805342, -85.751627
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Booth
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Booth is near Bullitt County and also Nelson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bullitt County
- eBird sighting report for Nelson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Booth ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Booth.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Booth.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- This Booth is located in Lucas County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Booth that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Booth.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Booth is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the northeast of the Booth that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Booth.
- Ontario
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Booth ...
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.
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Nelson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <5>
- Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <5>
- Hobbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hardin County
- Limestone Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Limestone Springs is located in Bullitt County
- Long View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Poplar Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Level
- Poplar Level is located in Bullitt County
- Ridgetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Hardin County
- Tunnel Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Vine Grove Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove Junction
- Vine Grove Junction is located in Hardin County
- Younger Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Younger Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek
- Younger Creek is located in Hardin County
How Far From Booth 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 Booth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Booth and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Booth to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Booth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hardin County: www.hcky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Booth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Booth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8053, Longitude: -85.7516 In this case, the coordinates for Booth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Booth 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. |
| <3> | 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 Booth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Booth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.20 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.339 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.823 degrees. |