Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Booton:
  • 38.270641, -82.381539
  • 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 Booton

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Booton is near Cabell County and also Boyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd 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 Booton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Booton ...

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.

• Buffalo Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chancellor Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chancellor Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Hills
• Crockett
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crockett is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Dickson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickson is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
• Echo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Garden Farms
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Inez
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Inez is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
• Martha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Martha is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Meadow Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
• Park Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Park Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Salt Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salt Rock is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Rock <1>
• Sarah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sarah is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Shoals
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoals is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals

How Far From Booton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Booton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Booton and extending to:

• Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Booton to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'