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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 Hay's Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hay's Mill 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 Hay's Mill:
- 34.880046, -86.969675
- 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 Hay's Mill
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Hay's Mill is near Giles County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Hay's Mill
Communities Also Named Hay's Mill ...
We found three communities that are also named Hay's Mill.
Within Alabama, the name Hay's Mill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- This Hay's Mill is located in Sampson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hay's Mill that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Hay's Mill.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Hay's Mill is located in Butler County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hay's Mill that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hay's Mill.
- Somerset County
- This Hay's Mill is located in Somerset County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the northeast of the Hay's Mill that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hay's Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hay's Mill ...
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.
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cloverleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cottonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cross Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Key is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Key
- Easter Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
- Farmview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmview is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Glenn Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Holland Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland Place is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
- Locke Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
- Mayflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayflower is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Persimmon Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Piney Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
- Shanghai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shanghai is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Hay's Mill 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 Hay's Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hay's Mill and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hay's Mill to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over 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 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hay's Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hay's Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hay's Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8800, Longitude: -86.9697 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.855 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.067 degrees. |
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