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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 Hazard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazard 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 Hazard:
- 32.870434, -82.886530
- 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 Hazard
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Hazard is near Wilkinson County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Hazard
Communities Also Named Hazard ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hazard.
Within Georgia, the name Hazard is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hazard [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hazard is located in Hillsborough County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the south of the Hazard that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hazard.
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hazard [Decatur County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- This Hazard is located in Perry County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<2> to the north of the Hazard that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hazard.
- Nebraska
- Sherman County
- This Hazard is located in Sherman County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hazard that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Hazard.
- Pennsylvania
- Carbon County
- This Hazard is located in Carbon County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hazard that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Hazard.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Hazard is located in Spokane County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hazard that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazard ...
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.
- Balls Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Deepstep
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donovan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donovan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
- Goat Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Irwins Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
- Peacocks Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peacocks Crossing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossing
- Sandersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Tabernacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tanner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Tuckers Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
How Far From Hazard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hazard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazard and extending to:
- Sandersville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hazard to Atlanta, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hazard could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hazard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hazard 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 Hazard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8704, Longitude: -82.8865 In this case, the coordinates for Hazard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.511 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.927 degrees. |
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