Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boydsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boydsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boydsville
- 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 Boydsville:
- 36.334229, -90.383715
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Boydsville
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Boydsville is near Greene County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Boydsville ...
We found four communities that share the name Boydsville.
Within Arkansas, the name Boydsville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Boydsville is located in Graves County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east of the Boydsville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Boydsville.
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- This Boydsville is located in Callaway County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Boydsville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callaway County community of Boydsville.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Boydsville is located in Belmont County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Boydsville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Boydsville.
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- This Boydsville is located in Weakley County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the east of the Boydsville that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Boydsville.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boydsville ...
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.
- Cache Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
- Cache Lake is located in Clay County
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Clay County
How Far From Boydsville 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 Boydsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boydsville and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Boydsville to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boydsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boydsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boydsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3342, Longitude: -90.3837 In this case, the coordinates for Boydsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Boydsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.45 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.231 degrees. |