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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 Loyd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loyd and the surrounding area.
- 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 Loyd:
- 31.046215, -92.360676
- 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 Loyd
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Loyd is near Evangeline Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
- 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 Loyd
Communities Also Named Loyd ...
We found nine communities that are also named Loyd.
Within Louisiana, the name Loyd is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Loyd [Cullman County].
- Colorado
- Moffat County
- This Loyd is located in Moffat County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Loyd that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Loyd.
- Illinois
- Menard County
- This Loyd is located in Menard County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Loyd that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Loyd.
- Mississippi
- Calhoun County
- This Loyd is located in Calhoun County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Loyd that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Loyd.
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Loyd is located in Bollinger County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Loyd that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Loyd.
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Loyd.
- New York
- Ulster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Loyd [Ulster County].
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Loyd [Lincoln County].
- Wisconsin
- Richland County
- This Loyd is located in Richland County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the north of the Loyd that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Loyd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyd ...
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.
- Bijou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bijou is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Chambers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chambers is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Clearwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clubhouse Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clubhouse Landing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Landing
- Dove Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dove Landing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Landing
- Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Ferry is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lyles ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lyles is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meeker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Oklahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Squealer Point Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Witchwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Witchwood is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witchwood
How Far From Loyd 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 Loyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loyd and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loyd to Alexandria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Loyd 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 parish. 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Loyd 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 Loyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0462, Longitude: -92.3607 In this case, the coordinates for Loyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.856 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.648 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.972 degrees. |
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