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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 Hays Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hays Place 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 Hays Place:
- 39.677101, -122.911113
- 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 Hays Place
- 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
- Since Hays Place is near Glenn County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Hays Place
Communities Also Named Hays Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Hays Place.
Within California, the name Hays Place is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Hays Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Franklin County
- This Hays Place is located in Franklin County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hays Place that is located in Mendocino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hays Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hays Place ...
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.
- Booth Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Booth Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Crossing
- Carpenter Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carpenter Place is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Place
- Copper City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copper City is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Dogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fiddlers Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fiddlers Green is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
- Four Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Pines is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Pines
- Hardy Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardy Place is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Place
- Jenks Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenks Place is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Place
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Glenn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Hays Place to ...
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 community such as Hays Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hays Place and extending to:
- Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hays Place to Ukiah, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,065 miles [12,979.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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- Hays Place) 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 Hays Place 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 Hays Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6771, Longitude: -122.9111 In this case, the coordinates for Hays Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.808 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.465 degrees. |
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