Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hayden Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayden Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hayden Lake
- 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 Hayden Lake:
- 47.763536, -116.757270
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hayden Lake
- 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 Kootenai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
- Since Hayden Lake is near Spokane County and also Bonner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spokane County
- eBird sighting report for Bonner 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayden Lake ...
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.
- Atlas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Clarksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Kootenai County
- Echo Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
- Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
- English point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English point
- English point is located in Kootenai County
- Grand Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Kootenai County
- Harris Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
- Harris Landing is located in Kootenai County
- Haycrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - North Pole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
- North Pole is located in Kootenai County
- Post Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
- Post Falls is located in Kootenai County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <2>
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- Rockaway Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Silver Sands Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Sands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
- Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
- Sturgeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
- Twin Beaches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Beaches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beaches
- Twin Beaches is located in Kootenai County
- Twinlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wolf Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lodge
- Wolf Lodge is located in Kootenai County
- Rockaway Beach
How Far From Hayden Lake 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 Hayden Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hayden Lake and extending to:
- Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hayden Lake to Boise City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,668 miles [10,731.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hayden Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kootenai County: www.co.kootenai.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Hayden Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayden Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7635, Longitude: -116.7573 In this case, the coordinates for Hayden Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hayden Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.121 degrees. |