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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 Lloyd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lloyd 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 Lloyd:
- 41.735307, -74.004259
- 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 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Lloyd is near Dutchess County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Lloyd
Communities Also Named Lloyd ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Lloyd.
Within New York, the name Lloyd is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located 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 ...
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Lloyd is located in Ashley County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lloyd that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Lloyd.
- Florida
- Jefferson County
- This Lloyd is located in Jefferson County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lloyd that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lloyd.
- Georgia
- Dooly 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 Georgia community of Lloyd [Dooly County].
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Lloyd is located in Greenup County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lloyd that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Lloyd.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This Lloyd is located in Blaine County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lloyd that is located in Ulster 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
- Knox 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 Nebraska community of Lloyd [Knox County].
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Lloyd is located in Portage County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Lloyd that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Lloyd.
- Ontario
- This Lloyd lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lloyd that is located in Ulster County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Lloyd [Tioga County].
- Texas
- Denton 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 Texas community of Lloyd [Denton County].
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.
- Baileys Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baileys Gap is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Gap
- Butterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
- Dashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dashville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
- Forest Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Landing is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Ireland Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland Corners is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corners
- Jenkinstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinstown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinstown
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Shady Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Spackenkill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spackenkill is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spackenkill
- Springtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Tuckers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
How Far From Lloyd 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 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:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lloyd to Kingston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,238 miles [6,820.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lloyd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lloyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7353, Longitude: -74.0043 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.554 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.198 degrees. |
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