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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 Boyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyer 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 Boyer:
- 40.315070, -80.030053
- 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 Boyer
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Boyer is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Boyer
Communities Also Named Boyer ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Boyer.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Boyer is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Boyer lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- Colorado
- Park County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Park County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Boyer.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Boyer is located in Bonner County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Boyer.
- Iowa
- Crawford County
- This Boyer is located in Crawford County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Boyer.
- Kansas
- Rawlins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Boyer [Rawlins County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Boyer [Shawnee County].
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Boyer is located in Sunflower County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Boyer.
- Missouri
- Wright County
- This Boyer is located in Wright County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Boyer.
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Boyer [Churchill County].
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Boyer is located in Mahoning County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Boyer.
- Oregon
- Tillamook County
- This Boyer is located in Tillamook County and lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Boyer.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Boyer.
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas County
- This Boyer is located in Pocahontas County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south of the Boyer that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Boyer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyer ...
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.
- Curry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Experiment
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Experiment is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Gill Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gill Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Hall
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jewell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jewell is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Library
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Library Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Library Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Option
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Piney Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turkeyfoot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
How Far From Boyer 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 Boyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyer and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Boyer to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,960 miles [9,591.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Boyer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Boyer 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 Boyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3151, Longitude: -80.0301 In this case, the coordinates for Boyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.614 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.615 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.485 degrees. |
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