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:
- 32.445468, -80.896219
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Boyd is near Beaufort County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Boyd.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour 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 Boyd [Barbour County].
- Sumter County
- This Boyd is located in Sumter County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the west of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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.<2> 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 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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.<2> 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 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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
- Pennsylvania
- Adams 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 Boyd [Adams County].
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Boyd [Allegheny County].
- Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Boyd [Dauphin County].
- Northumberland County
- This Boyd is located in Northumberland County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Boyd that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Boyd.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Boyd is located in Fannin County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the west of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the west of the Boyd that is located in Jasper 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.
- Cherry Point Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Landing
- Cherry Point Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Grahamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in Jasper County
- Irongate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Old House
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Peace Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven
- Peace Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Pleasant Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
- Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Quail Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
- Ricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - River Reach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
- River Reach is located in Beaufort County
- Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Switzerland is located in Jasper County
How Far From Boyd 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 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:
- Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Boyd to Columbia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Jasper County: www.jaspercountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 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: 32.4455, Longitude: -80.8962 In this case, the coordinates for Boyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Boyd to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.215 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.145 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.307 degrees. |