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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:
    • 37.434222, -90.072608
    • 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
    • Since Loyd is near Madison County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Loyd

Communities Also Named Loyd ...

We found nine communities that are also named Loyd.

Within Missouri, the name Loyd is unique.

Beyond Missouri, 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 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Loyd that is located in Bollinger County.
      • 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 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the north of the Loyd that is located in Bollinger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Loyd.
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Loyd is located in Rapides Parish and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Loyd that is located in Bollinger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Loyd.
    • Mississippi
      • Calhoun County
      • This Loyd is located in Calhoun County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south of the Loyd that is located in Bollinger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun 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 county.
      • 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 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the north of the Loyd that is located in Bollinger County.
      • 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.

  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Cherokee Pass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Pass is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Pass
  • Cornwall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornwall is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Glenallen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Grassy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
  • Gravel Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Hurricane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Huskey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huskey is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey
  • Lixville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
  • Lutesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
  • Marble Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Precinct
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
  • Zion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Zion is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Loyd to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loyd to Marble Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 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 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 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 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- 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: 37.4342, Longitude: -90.0726       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 315.938 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.437 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.858 degrees.