Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Boudes Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boudes Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Boudes Ferry

• 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 Boudes Ferry:
  • 38.780626, -84.010763
  • 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 Boudes Ferry

• 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
  • Since Boudes Ferry is near Bracken County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bracken County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Boudes Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boudes Ferry ...

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.

• Centerpoint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Centerpoint is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• Felicity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Felicity is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <1>
• Gertrude
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gertrude is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
• Johnsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnsville is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Minerva
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• Reeds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reeds is located in Brown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Rock Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Rural
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rural is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
• Stoney Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stoney Point is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Clermont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boudes Ferry and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Boudes Ferry to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'