Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boys Village:
  • 40.832278, -81.901807
  • 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 Boys Village

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Boys Village is near Holmes County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Boys Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boys Village ...

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.

• Apple Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <1>
• Cedar Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Devil Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
• Edinburgh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburgh is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Golden Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
• Hermanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hermanville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Honeytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeytown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
• Mechanicsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Paradise ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Paradise is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Riceland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riceland is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland

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

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

• Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Boys Village 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'