Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Boyds Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boyds Store and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Boyds Store

• 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 Boyds Store:
  • 36.555140, -79.059736
  • 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 Boyds Store

• 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Since Boyds Store is near Person County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Boyds Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boyds Store ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chub Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chub Lake is located in Person County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
• Cluster Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
• Elmo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmo is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Forks is located in Person County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harmony is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Hicks Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
• Longs Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Longs Store is located in Person County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Store
• Marsailles ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marsailles is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsailles
• Mayo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mayo is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Rogersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Person County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Terrys Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Terrys Corner is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Boyds Store and extending to:

• Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boyds Store to Halifax, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'