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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 Boden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boden 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 Boden:
    • 40.115072, -81.702348
    • 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 Boden
  • 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
    • Since Boden is near Muskingum County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Boden

Communities Also Named Boden ...

We found three communities that are also named Boden.

Within Ohio, the name Boden is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Boden is located in Volusia County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the south of the Boden that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Boden.
    • Illinois
      • Mercer County
      • This Boden is located in Mercer County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boden that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Boden.
    • Texas
      • Potter County
      • This Boden is located in Potter County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the west of the Boden that is located in Guernsey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Boden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boden ...

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.

  • Bacon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bacon is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
  • Birds Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
  • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ferncliff is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
  • Flat Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
  • Guernsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Indian Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maysville is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Meadow Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
  • Stringtown ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Sycamore Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore Hills is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills

How Far From Boden 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 Boden to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boden and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Boden to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Boden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Boden 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 Boden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1151, Longitude: -81.7023       In this case, the coordinates for Boden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.657 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.771 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.31 degrees.