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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 Boydville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boydville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Boydville:
    • 39.448710, -77.973332
    • 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 Boydville
  • 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Boydville is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Boydville

Communities Also Named Boydville ...

We found two communities that are also named Boydville.

Within West Virginia, the name Boydville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Grady County
      • This Boydville is located in Grady County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Boydville that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Boydville.
      • Stephens County
      • This Boydville is located in Stephens County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest of the Boydville that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Boydville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boydville ...

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.

  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Files Crossroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
  • Goose Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
  • Grubbs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
  • Irish Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
  • Martinsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pikeside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
  • Swan Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
  • Tablers Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
  • Tomahawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
  • Union Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

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

  • Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Boydville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boydville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Boydville 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 Boydville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4487, Longitude: -77.9733       In this case, the coordinates for Boydville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.412 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.117 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.902 degrees.