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we pass this GPS location for Hazen:
34.780800, -91.577494
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Hazen.
Within Arkansas, the name Hazen is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dallas County
This Hazen is located in Dallas County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Hazen.
Georgia
Columbia 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 Georgia community of Hazen [Columbia County].
Illinois
Adams 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 Illinois community of Hazen [Adams County].
Iowa
Lee County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lee County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hazen.
Kansas
Reno 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 Hazen [Reno County].
Maryland
Allegany County
This Hazen is located in Allegany County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Hazen.
Missouri
Webster 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 Missouri community of Hazen [Webster County].
Nevada
Churchill County
This Hazen is located in Churchill County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Hazen.
New Brunswick
This Hazen lies 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
New Jersey
Warren County
This Hazen is located in Warren County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hazen.
North Dakota
Mercer County
This Hazen is located in Mercer County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hazen.
Ohio
Portage County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Portage County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Hazen.
Pennsylvania
Beaver County
This Hazen is located in Beaver County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Hazen.
Jefferson County
This Hazen is located in Jefferson County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast of the Hazen that is located in Prairie County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hazen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazen ...
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.
Crossroad (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hazen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazen and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Hazen to Little Rock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hazen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7808, Longitude: -91.5775
<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 Hazen 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 Hazen, 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 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.
<6>
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 Hazen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.735 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.003 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.058 degrees.