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Communities Also Named Boyds ...
We found nine communities that are also named Boyds.
Within Ontario, the name Boyds is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Boyds is located in Chambers County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Boyds.
- Montgomery 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 Alabama community of Boyds [Montgomery County].
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Boyds is located in Montgomery County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Boyds.
- Michigan
- Houghton 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 Michigan community of Boyds [Houghton County].
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Boyds.
- Fayette County
- This Boyds is located in Fayette County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Boyds.
- Miami 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 Ohio community of Boyds [Miami County].
- South Carolina
- Newberry 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 South Carolina community of Boyds [Newberry County].
- Washington
- Ferry County
- This Boyds is located in Ferry County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ferry County community of Boyds.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyds ...
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.
- Bullock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Clydesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franktown Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Mississippi Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scotch Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- tenth (10th) Line Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Boyds 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 Boyds to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyds and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Boyds to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,211 miles [6,776.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boyds) 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 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 Boyds 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 . 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> | 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 Boyds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <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 Boyds 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 Boyds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0908, Longitude: -76.2531 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.827 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.226 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.702 degrees. |
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