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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 Boaz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boaz 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 Boaz:
    • 36.746817, -76.761625
    • 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 Boaz
  • 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 Isle of Wight County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Isle of Wight County
    • Since Boaz is near Suffolk City and also Southampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Southampton 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 Boaz

Communities Also Named Boaz ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Boaz.

Within Virginia, the name Boaz is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Boaz is located in Marshall County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Boaz.
    • Colorado
      • Huerfano 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 Colorado community of Boaz [Huerfano County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Boaz is located in Hillsborough County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Boaz.
    • Illinois
      • Massac County
      • This Boaz is located in Massac County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Massac County community of Boaz.
    • Kansas
      • Greenwood 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 Boaz [Greenwood County].
    • Kentucky
      • Graves County
      • This Boaz is located in Graves County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Boaz.
    • Missouri
      • Christian County
      • This Boaz is located in Christian County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the west of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Boaz.
      • Crawford 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 Boaz [Crawford County].
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Boaz.
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves 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 New Mexico community of Boaz [Chaves County].
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham 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 Boaz [Chatham County].
    • Texas
      • Coryell 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 Texas community of Boaz [Coryell County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Boaz is located in Wood County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Boaz.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Boaz is located in Richland County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boaz that is located in Isle of Wight County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Boaz.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boaz ...

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.

  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boston is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Box Elder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Box Elder is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Dwight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dwight is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holland is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
  • Kings Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
  • Kings Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kings Point is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lees Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Lutersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
  • Maple Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Providence Church
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Providence Church is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church
  • Unity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Unity is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boaz and extending to:

  • Isle of Wight, which is the Seat of Isle of Wight County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boaz to Isle of Wight, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Boaz) 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 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 Boaz 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 Boaz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Boaz 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 Boaz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7468, Longitude: -76.7616       In this case, the coordinates for Boaz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.849 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.064 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.408 degrees.