Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Boyd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Boyd
- 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 Boyd:
- 40.935642, -76.598011
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Boyd
- 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
- Since Boyd is near Montour County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montour County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Boyd ...
We found 37 communities that share the name Boyd.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Boyd.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 35 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Adams County
- Allegheny County
- Dauphin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour 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 Boyd [Barbour County].
- Sumter County
- This Boyd is located in Sumter County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Boyd.
- Arkansas
- Lafayette 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 Arkansas community of Boyd [Lafayette County].
- Lonoke County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Boyd [Lonoke County].
- Miller County
- This Boyd is located in Miller County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Boyd.
- California
- Sacramento 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 California community of Boyd [Sacramento County].
- San Joaquin 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 California community of Boyd [San Joaquin County].
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Boyd lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- Although located in Crawford County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Boyd.
- Dallas County
- This Boyd is located in Dallas County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the west of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Boyd.
- Montana
- Carbon County
- This Boyd is located in Carbon County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Boyd.
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Boyd [Roosevelt County].
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Jasper County
- This Boyd is located in Jasper County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Boyd.
- Newberry County
- This Boyd is located in Newberry County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the south southwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Boyd.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Boyd is located in Fannin County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Boyd.
- Wise County
- This Boyd is located in Wise County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the west southwest of the Boyd that is located in Northumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Boyd.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyd ...
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.
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Montour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Franklin Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Franklin Furnace is located in Montour County
- Marion Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Quitman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Reed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Roaring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Rushtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Shamrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Snufftown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Union Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
How Far From Boyd 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 Boyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boyd and extending to:
- Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Boyd to Sunbury, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Boyd 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 '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- Boyd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9356, Longitude: -76.5980 In this case, the coordinates for Boyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Boyd, 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Boyd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.476 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.288 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.708 degrees. |