boondocks

outskirts

Outer parts of town

• backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
• hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
• sticksSlender wood pieces

middle of nowhere · out-of-the-way · faraway · inaccessible · godforsaken · backwater · cut-off · unreachable · periphery · off the grid

hick

Rural naif, derogatory

• hillbillyRural mountain dweller stereotype
• yokelNaïve rural person
• redneckRural Southern laborer stereotype

bumpkin · hayseed · rube · backwoods · podunk · jerkwater · cow town · two-bit · rinky-dink · flyover country

countryside

Rural area beyond towns

• farmlandAgricultural terrain
• countrySovereign state or territory
• pastoralOf countryside or clergy care

rustic · provincial · bucolic · village · small-town · one-horse town · dirt roads · cornfields · pastures · backwoods

bush

Multi-stemmed woody plant

• outbackRemote interior wilderness
• wildsRemote, uninhabited areas
• jungleDense tropical forest

untamed · undeveloped · uncharted · rugged · frontier · wild · trackless · uninhabited · unsettled · virgin territory

hideaway

Secluded place of refuge

• retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
• refugePlace of safety
• off the beaten pathUnconventional or isolated location

hidden · secluded · tucked away · quiet · peaceful · escape · getaway · sanctuary · removed · withdrawn

• remote townsfishing hamlet, one-horse town, forgotten town, frontier town, hinterland
• hinterlandshinterland, hinterlands, backcountry, back country, backwoods
• off the beaten pathhidden gem, hidden gems, secret spot, backwater, remote villages
• remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
• Rundown placesdump, hole, dive, fleabag, flophouse
• Southern dialecty'all, fixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy