Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boley
- 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 Boley:
- 35.493345, -96.483706
- 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 Boley
- 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 Okfuskee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Okfuskee County
- Since Boley is near Seminole County and also Pottawatomie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie 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 Boley ...
We found one communities that share the name Boley.
Within Oklahoma, the name Boley is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Boley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boley ...
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.
- Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Centerview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Pottawatomie County
- Chilesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesville
- Chilesville is located in Okfuskee County
- Gypsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Last Chance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Last Chance is located in Okfuskee County
- Little
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Morse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Oriental
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Boley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Boley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boley and extending to:
- Okemah, which is the Seat of Okfuskee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boley to Okemah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4933, Longitude: -96.4837 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Boley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.039 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.943 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.175 degrees. |