Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Floyd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Floyd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Floyd
- 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 Floyd:
- 36.911213, -80.320212
- 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 Floyd
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Floyd is near Montgomery County and also Patrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Patrick 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 Floyd ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Floyd.
Within Virginia, the name Floyd is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Isabella 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 Floyd [Isabella County].
- Midland County
- This Floyd is located in Midland County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Floyd that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Floyd.
- Saint Clair County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Floyd.
- Mississippi
- Benton 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 Mississippi community of Floyd [Benton County].
- Washington County
- This Floyd is located in Washington County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Floyd that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Floyd.
- Missouri
- Ray County
- This Floyd is located in Ray County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Floyd that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Floyd.
- Washington County
- This Floyd is located in Washington County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the west of the Floyd that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Floyd.
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Floyd County
- Although located in Floyd County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Floyd.
- Hunt County
- This Floyd is located in Hunt County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the west of the Floyd that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Floyd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Floyd ...
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.
- Arsenic Mine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arsenic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arsenic Mine
- Arsenic Mine is located in Floyd County
- Basham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Charity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Haycock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Huffville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pilot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Pilot is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot <5>
- Smart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Terrys Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Woolwine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine
- Woolwine is located in Patrick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwine <5>
How Far From Floyd to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Floyd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Floyd and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Floyd to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Floyd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Floyd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9112, Longitude: -80.3202 |
| <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 Floyd 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 Floyd, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Floyd 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 309.903 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.434 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.775 degrees. |