Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boothspoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boothspoint and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boothspoint
- 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 Boothspoint:
- 36.111773, -89.607577
- 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 Boothspoint
- 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Since Boothspoint is near Pemiscot County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boothspoint ...
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.
- Big Boy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Boy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
- Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
- Blazer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Cottonwood Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Grove
- Cottonwood Grove is located in Lake County
- Cottonwood Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Hall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Heloise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Indian Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
- Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Michell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Middle City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Owl Hoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Richwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Stinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Owl Hoot
How Far From Boothspoint 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 Boothspoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boothspoint and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boothspoint to Dyersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boothspoint. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Boothspoint) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boothspoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1118, Longitude: -89.6076 In this case, the coordinates for Boothspoint have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Boothspoint 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 315.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.932 degrees. |