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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 Hayes Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayes Crossing 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 Hayes Crossing:
- 34.531211, -83.293217
- 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 Hayes Crossing
- 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 Stephens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
- Since Hayes Crossing is near Franklin County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Hayes Crossing
Communities Also Named Hayes Crossing ...
We found two communities that are also named Hayes Crossing.
Within Georgia, the name Hayes Crossing is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Hayes Crossing is located in Walker County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hayes Crossing that is located in Stephens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hayes Crossing.
- Mississippi
- Panola County
- This Hayes Crossing is located in Panola County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hayes Crossing that is located in Stephens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Hayes Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayes Crossing ...
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.
- Dicks Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dicks Hill is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Hill
- Fighting Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fighting Pine is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Pine
- Fowlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlertown is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlertown
- Jenkins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Ferry is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Switzerland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Switzerland is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Switzerland
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Toms Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Hayes Crossing 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 Hayes Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayes Crossing and extending to:
- Toccoa, which is the Seat of Stephens County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hayes Crossing to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hayes Crossing) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hayes Crossing 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 Hayes Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5312, Longitude: -83.2932 In this case, the coordinates for Hayes Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.638 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.079 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.66 degrees. |
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