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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Hayden:
    • 35.044711, -115.611106
    • 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 Hayden
  • 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Hayden ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Hayden.

Within California, the name Hayden is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Hayden is located in Blount County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Hayden.
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Hayden is located in Gila County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Hayden.
    • Colorado
      • Lake 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 Colorado community of Hayden [Lake County].
      • Routt County
      • This Hayden is located in Routt County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Hayden.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Hayden is located in Hartford County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hayden.
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • This Hayden is located in Kootenai County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the north of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Hayden.
    • Indiana
      • Jennings County
      • This Hayden is located in Jennings County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Hayden.
    • Kansas
      • Labette 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 Kansas community of Hayden [Labette County].
      • Neosho County
      • This Hayden is located in Neosho County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Hayden.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Hayden.
    • Minnesota
      • Todd 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 Minnesota community of Hayden [Todd County].
    • Missouri
      • Maries County
      • This Hayden is located in Maries County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Hayden.
    • New Mexico
      • Union County
      • This Hayden is located in Union County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hayden.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Hayden is located in Franklin County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hayden.
    • Oregon
      • Coos 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 Oregon community of Hayden [Coos County].
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt 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 Texas community of Hayden [Van Zandt County].
    • Utah
      • Uintah County
      • This Hayden is located in Uintah County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayden that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uintah County community of Hayden.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston 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 West Virginia community of Hayden [Preston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayden ...

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.

  • Chase
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in San Bernardino County
  • Glasgow ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Joshua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
    • Joshua is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mountain Pass
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Wells
    • Rainbow Wells is located in San Bernardino County
  • Valley Wells Station
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Wells Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells Station
    • Valley Wells Station is located in San Bernardino County
  • Zzyzx
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
    • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
    • Former names for Zzyzx:
    • Camp Soda
    • Soda Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayden and extending to:

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Hayden to San Bernardino, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,210 miles [13,212.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hayden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Hayden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0447, Longitude: -115.6111       In this case, the coordinates for Hayden 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 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 Hayden 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 Hayden, 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 Hayden 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 334.221 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.764 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.126 degrees.









 

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