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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 Boggstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boggstown 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 Boggstown:
- 40.074254, -77.813328
- 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 Boggstown
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Boggstown is near Huntingdon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Boggstown
Communities Also Named Boggstown ...
We found one communities that are also named Boggstown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Boggstown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Boggstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Boggstown is located in Shelby County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the west of the Boggstown that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Boggstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boggstown ...
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.
- Burnt Cabins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Decorum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decorum is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorum
- Freestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freestone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Metal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal
- Mountain Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Green is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Spring Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Willow Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Boggstown 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 community such as Boggstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boggstown and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boggstown to Chambersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Boggstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Boggstown 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 Boggstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0743, Longitude: -77.8133 In this case, the coordinates for Boggstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.592 degrees. |
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