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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 Hayden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayden 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 Hayden:
    • 47.758942, -116.791138
    • 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
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hayden ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Hayden.

Within Idaho, the name Hayden is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Hayden is located in Blount County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Hayden.
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Hayden is located in Gila County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Hayden.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Hayden is located in San Bernardino County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Hayden.
    • Colorado
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hayden [Lake County].
      • Routt County
      • This Hayden is located in Routt County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Hayden.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Hayden is located in Hartford County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hayden.
    • Indiana
      • Jennings County
      • This Hayden is located in Jennings County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jennings County community of Hayden.
    • Kansas
      • Labette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hayden [Labette County].
      • Neosho County
      • This Hayden is located in Neosho County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Hayden.
    • Maryland
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Hayden.
    • Minnesota
      • Todd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Hayden [Todd County].
    • Missouri
      • Maries County
      • This Hayden is located in Maries County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Hayden.
    • New Mexico
      • Union County
      • This Hayden is located in Union County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hayden.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Hayden is located in Franklin County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the east of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hayden.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Hayden [Coos County].
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hayden [Van Zandt County].
    • Utah
      • Uintah County
      • This Hayden is located in Uintah County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayden that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uintah County community of Hayden.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hayden [Preston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayden ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Atlas is located in Kootenai County
  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Kootenai County
  • English point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English point
    • English point is located in Kootenai County
  • Grand Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
    • Grand Junction is located in Kootenai County
  • Harris Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
    • Harris Landing is located in Kootenai County
  • Haycrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haycrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycrop
    • Haycrop is located in Kootenai County
  • Post Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Rockaway Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
    • Rockaway 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
  • Twinlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twinlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinlow
    • Twinlow is located in Kootenai County

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

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

  • Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies just to the South.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hayden to Boise City, with an average speed<6>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 2,063 miles [3,320.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hayden. 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: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7589, Longitude: -116.7911    
<2>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 Hayden 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.334 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.182 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.144 degrees.









 

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