Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boydstown:
  • 40.937841, -79.846164
  • 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 Boydstown

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Boydstown is near Armstrong County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Boydstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boydstown ...

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.

• Bonnie Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
• Butler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
• Byers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Byers Corner is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Corner
• Carbon Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon Center is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
• Euclid
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Euclid is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
• Greenwood Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Haysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Haysville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• Highfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highfield is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Hooker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hooker is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Lucasville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucasville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
• Muddy Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Muddy Creek is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
• Queen Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen Junction is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Junction
• Troutman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutman is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Boydstown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'