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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 Hyder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hyder 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 Hyder:
- 33.016435, -113.348800
- 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 Hyder
- 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 Yuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuma County
- Since Hyder is near Maricopa County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa 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 Hyder
Communities Also Named Hyder ...
We found two communities that are also named Hyder.
Within Arizona, the name Hyder is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hyder lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hyder that is located in Yuma County.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyder ...
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.
- Aztec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aztec is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
- Camel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camel is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camel
- Camp Horn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Horn is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Horn
- Dateland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Horn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horn is located in Yuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Saddle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Sentinel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
How Far From Hyder to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hyder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hyder once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hyder and extending to:
- Yuma, which is the Seat of Yuma County, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Hyder to Yuma, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,508 miles [12,083 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,274 miles [13,315.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Hyder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hyder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hyder 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 Hyder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0164, Longitude: -113.3488 In this case, the coordinates for Hyder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.034 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.869 degrees. |
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