Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hatchbend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hatchbend and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hatchbend

• 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 Hatchbend:
  • 29.847176, -82.918182
  • 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 Hatchbend

• 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Hatchbend is near Gilchrist County and also Suwannee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilchrist County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suwannee 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 Hatchbend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatchbend ...

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.

• Bell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
• Dixietown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dixietown is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixietown
• Grady
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grady is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvard is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Little Lake City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
• Mutual
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mutual is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
• Sandy Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Waters Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake

How Far From Hatchbend 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 Hatchbend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hatchbend and extending to:

• Mayo, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hatchbend to Mayo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'