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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 Boylers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boylers Mill 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 Boylers Mill:
- 38.347247, -93.070755
- 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 Boylers Mill
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Boylers Mill is near Benton County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Boylers Mill
Communities Also Named Boylers Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Boylers Mill.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Boylers Mill.
Beyond Missouri.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Boylers Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boylers Mill ...
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.
- Climax Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crest is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Edwards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knobby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knobby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lakeview Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lively
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lively is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Majorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Majorville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
- Former name for Majorville:
- Hockman
- Marvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Boylers Mill 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 Boylers Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Boylers Mill and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boylers Mill to Versailles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Boylers Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boylers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Boylers Mill 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 Boylers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3472, Longitude: -93.0708 In this case, the coordinates for Boylers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.965 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.90 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.073 degrees. |
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