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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:
- 39.367667, -81.494568
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Boaz is near Washington County and also Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 West Virginia, the name Boaz is unique.
Beyond West 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 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Boaz that is located in Wood 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the south of the Boaz that is located in Wood 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 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boaz that is located in Wood 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 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boaz that is located in Wood 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 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west of the Boaz that is located in Wood 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].
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Boaz is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Boaz that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Boaz.
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Boaz is located in Richland County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boaz that is located in Wood 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.
- Boreman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boreman is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Constitution
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Constitution is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Liberty Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
- Locust Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Fork is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Rathbone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Ruraldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruraldale is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
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:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Boaz to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 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: 39.3677, Longitude: -81.4946 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.469 degrees. |
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