Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boynton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boynton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boynton
- 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 Boynton:
- 40.284709, -93.084076
- 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 Boynton
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Boynton is near Putnam County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Boynton ...
We found ten communities that share the name Boynton.
Within Missouri, the name Boynton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout 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
- Georgia
- Illinois
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- 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) - Cookman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Green City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
- Lemons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Mystic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Pollock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rosewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Sticklerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sticklerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
- Wintersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
How Far From Boynton 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 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:
- Milan, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Boynton to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boynton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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- Boynton) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.07 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.277 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.677 degrees. |