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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 Boyden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyden 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 Boyden:
- 36.262639, -80.474779
- 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 Boyden
- 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
- Since Boyden is near Yadkin County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Boyden
Communities Also Named Boyden ...
We found one communities that are also named Boyden.
Within North Carolina, the name Boyden is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Boyden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Sioux County
- This Boyden is located in Sioux County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boyden that is located in Surry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Boyden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyden ...
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.
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Halls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halls Ferry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Heritage Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Holly Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Spring is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lime Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lime Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Pinnacle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Tobaccoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Boyden 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 Boyden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Boyden once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyden and extending to:
- Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boyden to Dobson, 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Boyden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Boyden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Boyden 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 Boyden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2626, Longitude: -80.4748 In this case, the coordinates for Boyden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.003 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.043 degrees. |
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