Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haywood
- 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 Haywood:
- 34.362874, -91.924860
- 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 Haywood
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Haywood is near Lonoke County and also Arkansas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lonoke County
- eBird sighting report for Arkansas 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 Haywood ...
We found ten communities that share the name Haywood.
Within Arkansas, the name Haywood is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Haywood [Chattooga County].
- Ware County
- This Haywood is located in Ware County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Haywood that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Haywood.
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Haywood lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Haywood that is located in Jefferson County.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Haywood is located in Madison County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haywood that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Haywood.
- Richmond County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Haywood [Richmond County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haywood ...
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.
- College Park ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Jefferson County
- England
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
- England is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <5>
- Gethsemane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gethsemane is located in Jefferson County
- Glenlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lake Dick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lamb ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Plain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Rob Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Samples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
How Far From Haywood 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 Haywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haywood and extending to:
- Pine Bluff, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haywood to Pine Bluff, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Haywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3629, Longitude: -91.9249 In this case, the coordinates for Haywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Haywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Haywood 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. |
| <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 Haywood 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 316.923 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.165 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.282 degrees. |