Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boydtown:
  • 43.111503, -90.800841
  • 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 Boydtown

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Boydtown is near Grant County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Boydtown

Communities Also Named Boydtown ...

We found two communities that are also named Boydtown.

Within Wisconsin, the name Boydtown is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Scott County
    • This Boydtown is located in Scott County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Boydtown that is located in Crawford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Boydtown.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Northumberland County
    • This Boydtown is located in Northumberland County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the east of the Boydtown that is located in Crawford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Boydtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boydtown ...

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.

• Easter Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Easter Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Rock
• Harmony Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
• Hickory Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Homer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Homer is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Mount Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Plugtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plugtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plugtown
• Sand Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
• Shady Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shady Dell is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Woodman
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodman is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people

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

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

• Prairie du Chien, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boydtown to Prairie du Chien, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). 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 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'