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40.284709, -93.084076
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We found ten communities that are also named Boynton.
Within Missouri, the name Boynton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Mississippi County
This Boynton is located in Mississippi County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Boynton.
Georgia
Catoosa County
This Boynton is located in Catoosa County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Boynton.
Illinois
Tazewell County
This Boynton is located in Tazewell County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Boynton.
North Dakota
Dickey County
This Boynton is located in Dickey County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickey County community of Boynton.
Oklahoma
Muskogee County
This Boynton is located in Muskogee County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Boynton.
Pennsylvania
Centre County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Boynton [Centre County].
Somerset County
This Boynton is located in Somerset County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Boynton.
Quebec
This Boynton lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
Texas
Angelina County
This Boynton is located in Angelina County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the south of the Boynton that is located in Sullivan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Boynton.
Panola County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Boynton [Panola County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boynton ...
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.
Brown ‑ Historic (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Boynton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boynton and extending to:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Boynton to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 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 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Boynton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Boynton 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Boynton 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 Boynton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2847, Longitude: -93.0841 In this case, the coordinates for Boynton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.07 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.277 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.677 degrees.