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 Boyd:
44.851095, -95.901156
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.
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 Lac qui Parle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 35 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Barbour 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 Boyd [Barbour County].
Sumter County
This Boyd is located in Sumter County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Boyd.
Arkansas
Lafayette 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 Arkansas community of Boyd [Lafayette County].
Lonoke County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Boyd [Lonoke County].
Miller County
This Boyd is located in Miller County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the south of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Boyd.
California
Sacramento 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 California community of Boyd [Sacramento County].
San Joaquin 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 California community of Boyd [San Joaquin County].
Florida
Taylor County
This Boyd is located in Taylor County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Boyd.
Illinois
Jefferson County
This Boyd is located in Jefferson County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Boyd.
Indiana
Rush County
This Boyd is located in Rush County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Boyd.
Iowa
Chickasaw County
This Boyd is located in Chickasaw County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Boyd.
Kansas
Barton County
This Boyd is located in Barton County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Boyd.
Kentucky
Harrison County
This Boyd is located in Harrison County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Boyd.
Manitoba
This Boyd lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the north of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Boyd is located in Allegan County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Boyd.
Missouri
Crawford County
Although located in Crawford County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Boyd.
Dallas County
This Boyd is located in Dallas County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Boyd.
Montana
Carbon County
This Boyd is located in Carbon County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<2> to the west of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Boyd.
Roosevelt County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Boyd [Roosevelt County].
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Boyd [Lincoln County].
New Mexico
Dona Ana County
This Boyd is located in Dona Ana County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Boyd.
New York
Lewis 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 Boyd [Lewis County].
North Carolina
Rockingham 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 Boyd [Rockingham County].
Oklahoma
Beaver County
This Boyd is located in Beaver County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Boyd.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Boyd.
Oregon
Wasco County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Boyd [Wasco County].
Pennsylvania
Adams 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 Pennsylvania community of Boyd [Adams County].
Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Boyd [Allegheny County].
Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Boyd [Dauphin County].
Northumberland County
This Boyd is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the east of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Boyd.
South Carolina
Jasper County
This Boyd is located in Jasper County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Boyd.
Newberry County
This Boyd is located in Newberry County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km] to the southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Boyd.
Tennessee
Knox County
This Boyd is located in Knox County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Boyd.
Texas
Fannin County
This Boyd is located in Fannin County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<2> to the south of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Boyd.
Wise County
This Boyd is located in Wise County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the south of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Boyd.
West Virginia
Upshur County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Boyd [Upshur County].
Wisconsin
Chippewa County
This Boyd is located in Chippewa County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<2> to the east of the Boyd that is located in Lac qui Parle County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Boyd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyd ...
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.
Burr (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
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 city such as Boyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyd and extending to:
Madison, which is the Seat of Lac qui Parle County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boyd to Madison, with an average speed<7> 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.
Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Boyd 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Boyd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8511, Longitude: -95.9012 In this case, the coordinates for Boyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Boyd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.175 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.287 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.121 degrees.