Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hayston:
  • 33.519285, -83.767679
  • 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 Hayston

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Hayston is near Jasper County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Hayston

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayston ...

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.

• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dixie Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
• Elk Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
• Hidden Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Point is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Hollow Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jerusalem
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Newborn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Newborn is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newborn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newborn <1>
• Newton Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Silver Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Skyline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Skyline is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
• Willow Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hayston to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 527 miles [848.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'