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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hayden
- 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:
- 33.892673, -86.758098
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Hayden is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Alabama, the name Hayden is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- 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 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayden that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Hayden.
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- Indiana
- 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 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayden that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Hayden.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
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.
- Bent Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Black Bottom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Blount County
- Coaldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- High Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Little Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shenandoah
- Little Shenandoah is located in Blount County
- Locust Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
- Locust Fork is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Fork <5>
- Self Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Self Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
- Self Creek is located in Jefferson County
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- Selfville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Smoke Rise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Blount County
- Sulpher Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulpher Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulpher Springs
- Sulpher Springs is located in Blount County
- Thermal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
- Warrior is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <5>
- Selfville
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 town 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:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hayden to Oneonta, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 drawn 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: 33.8927, Longitude: -86.7581 |
| <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 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 313.672 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.334 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.198 degrees. |