Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lloydsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lloydsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lloydsville
- 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 Lloydsville:
- 38.739542, -80.703430
- 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 Lloydsville
- 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- Since Lloydsville is near Gilmer County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Lloydsville ...
We found three communities that share the name Lloydsville.
Within West Virginia, the name Lloydsville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Lloydsville is located in Otsego County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lloydsville that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Lloydsville.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Lloydsville is located in Belmont County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north of the Lloydsville that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Lloydsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Lloydsville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lloydsville that is located in Braxton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Lloydsville.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lloydsville ...
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.
- Bison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Bonnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Copen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cutlips
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Dutch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Exchange is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exchange <3>
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <3>
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <3>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Gem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - German ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Heaters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaters
- Heaters is located in Braxton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heaters <3>
- Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Little Otter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Otter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
- Little Otter is located in Braxton County
- McNutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gem
How Far From Lloydsville 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 Lloydsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lloydsville and extending to:
- Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lloydsville to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lloydsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lloydsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lloydsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7395, Longitude: -80.7034 In this case, the coordinates for Lloydsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lloydsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.088 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.917 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.334 degrees. |