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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 Booth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booth 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 Booth:
    • 41.638104, -83.411875
    • 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 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Since Booth is near Wood County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Booth

Communities Also Named Booth ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Booth.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Booth.

Beyond Ohio, we know of fifteen communities that are located 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 Ohio ...
    • Tuscarawas County
      • This Booth is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Booth.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Booth is located in Autauga County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Booth.
    • Georgia
      • Jackson 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 Georgia community of Booth [Jackson County].
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee 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 Kansas community of Booth [Pawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Booth is located in Hardin County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Booth.
      • Wolfe County
      • This Booth is located in Wolfe County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the south of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Booth.
    • Mississippi
      • Issaquena County
      • This Booth is located in Issaquena County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the southwest of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Issaquena County community of Booth.
    • Missouri
      • Pike 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 Missouri community of Booth [Pike County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wake 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 North Carolina community of Booth [Wake County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Booth.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Booth [Douglas County].
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Booth is located in Horry County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Booth.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Booth [Shelby County].
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Booth is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Booth.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Booth is located in James City County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Booth.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Booth is located in Monongalia County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Booth that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Booth.

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.

  • Bieber
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bieber is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
  • Crane Creek Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
  • Crosswoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crosswoods is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
  • Harbor View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Ironville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironville is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Mound View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mound View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
  • Moundview Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Moundview Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
  • New Jerusalem ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Jerusalem is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orchard View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Oregon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willow Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach

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:

  • Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the West.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Booth to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Booth) 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 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>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 Booth 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 Booth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6381, Longitude: -83.4119       In this case, the coordinates for Booth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.686 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.167 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.59 degrees.