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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 Lloydsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lloydsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lloydsville:
    • 42.826460, -75.234330
    • 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 Lloydsville
  • 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
    • Since Lloydsville is near Madison County and also Oneida 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 Oneida 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 Lloydsville

Communities Also Named Lloydsville ...

We found three communities that are also named Lloydsville.

Within New York, the name Lloydsville is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Lloydsville is located in Belmont County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lloydsville that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Lloydsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lloydsville that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Lloydsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Lloydsville is located in Braxton County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lloydsville that is located in Otsego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Lloydsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lloydsville ...

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.

  • Button City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Button City is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
  • Cedar Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Cedarville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Dogtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dogtown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Greens Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Greens Crossing is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
  • Guideboard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Guideboard is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideboard
  • Hitching Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hitching Corner is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitching Corner
  • Leonardsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Moscow Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moscow Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Hill
  • Pecktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecktown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecktown
  • Robinson Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
  • Sweets
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweets is located in Chenango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets
  • Woods Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners

How Far From Lloydsville 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 Lloydsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lloydsville and extending to:

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lloydsville to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east (E). 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 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lloydsville) 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>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.
<4>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 Lloydsville 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 Lloydsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8265, Longitude: -75.2343       In this case, the coordinates for Lloydsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.454 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.26 degrees.