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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 Booth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booth 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 Booth:
    • 35.080647, -89.802030
    • 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 Booth
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Booth is near DeSoto County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Booth

Communities Also Named Booth ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Booth.

Within Tennessee, the name Booth is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Booth is located in Autauga County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Booth.
    • Georgia
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Booth [Jackson County].
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Booth [Pawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hardin County
      • This Booth is located in Hardin County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Booth.
      • Wolfe County
      • This Booth is located in Wolfe County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Booth.
    • Mississippi
      • Issaquena County
      • This Booth is located in Issaquena County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Issaquena County community of Booth.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Booth [Pike County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Booth [Wake County].
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Booth is located in Lucas County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Booth.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Booth is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Booth.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Booth.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Booth [Douglas County].
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Booth is located in Horry County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Booth.
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Booth is located in Fort Bend County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the southwest of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Booth.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Booth is located in James City County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Booth.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Booth is located in Monongalia County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Booth that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Booth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Booth ...

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.

  • Bleak ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bleak is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Center Point is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Clay ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clay is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Greenlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlawn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Handy Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Handy Corner is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Corner
  • Irene ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Irene is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Maywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maywood is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Mineral Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Wells is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Normal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Normal is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Olive Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Point ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Point is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Booth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Booth and extending to:

  • Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Booth to Memphis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Booth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Booth 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.
<3>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 Booth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Booth 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 Booth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0806, Longitude: -89.8020       In this case, the coordinates for Booth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.628 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.759 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.228 degrees.