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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 Hayesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hayesville:
    • 41.264687, -92.247734
    • 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 Hayesville
  • 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 Keokuk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Keokuk County
    • Since Hayesville is near Wapello County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wapello County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hayesville

Communities Also Named Hayesville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hayesville.

Within Iowa, the name Hayesville is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hayesville lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
    • North Carolina
      • Clay County
      • This Hayesville is located in Clay County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hayesville.
    • Ohio
      • Ashland County
      • This Hayesville is located in Ashland County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Hayesville.
      • Pickaway County
      • This Hayesville is located in Pickaway County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Hayesville.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Hayesville is located in Marion County and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hayesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Hayesville is located in Chester County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hayesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Hayesville is located in Greene County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hayesville.
      • Macon County
      • This Hayesville is located in Macon County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the southeast of the Hayesville that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Hayesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayesville ...

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.

  • Delta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Delta is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Harper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Indianapolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Martinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marysville is located in Wapello County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Rose Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Vulcan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
  • What Cheer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayesville and extending to:

  • Sigourney, which is the Seat of Keokuk County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hayesville to Des Moines, 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hayesville) 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 Hayesville 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 Hayesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2647, Longitude: -92.2477       In this case, the coordinates for Hayesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.533 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.79 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.035 degrees.