Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lloyd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lloyd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lloyd
- 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 Lloyd:
- 33.299562, -91.514010
- 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 Lloyd
- 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 Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- Since Lloyd is near Chicot County and also Drew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- eBird sighting report for Drew 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 Lloyd ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Lloyd.
Within Arkansas, the name Lloyd is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This Lloyd is located in Blaine County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lloyd that is located in Ashley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Lloyd.
- Chouteau 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 Montana community of Lloyd [Chouteau County].
- Deer Lodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lloyd [Deer Lodge County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Lloyd lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lloyd that is located in Ashley County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lloyd ...
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.
- Boeuf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hedges Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedges Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges Ferry
- Hedges Ferry is located in Ashley County
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mason ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Mist
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ashley County
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Lloyd 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 Lloyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lloyd and extending to:
- Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lloyd to Hamburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lloyd. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lloyd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lloyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2996, Longitude: -91.5140 In this case, the coordinates for Lloyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lloyd 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> | 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. |
| <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 Lloyd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.565 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.607 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.283 degrees. |