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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 Hazel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazel 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 Hazel:
- 42.391021, -113.766125
- 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 Hazel
- 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 Cassia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cassia County
- Since Hazel is near Minidoka County and also Twin Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Minidoka County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twin Falls 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 Hazel
Communities Also Named Hazel ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Hazel.
Within Idaho, the name Hazel is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This Hazel is located in Calloway County and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Hazel.
- Union County
- This Hazel is located in Union County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the east of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hazel.
- Louisiana
- Saint Martin Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hazel [Saint Martin Parish].
- Manitoba
- This Hazel lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Hazel is located in Houghton County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Hazel.
- Iron County
- This Hazel is located in Iron County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km] to the east northeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Hazel.
- Minnesota
- Pennington County
- This Hazel is located in Pennington County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Hazel.
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This Hazel is located in Newton County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Hazel.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Hazel is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hazel.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Hazel [Pickens County].
- South Dakota
- Hamlin County
- This Hazel is located in Hamlin County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamlin County community of Hazel.
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hazel [Henry County].
- Texas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hazel [Clay County].
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Hazel is located in Russell County and lies 1,704 miles [2,742.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Hazel.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Hazel is located in Snohomish County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Hazel.
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- This Hazel is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<1> to the east of the Hazel that is located in Cassia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Hazel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel ...
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.
- Basin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Basin is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Beetville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beetville is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetville
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Trout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trout is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unity is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- View is located in Cassia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
How Far From Hazel 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 community such as Hazel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Hazel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazel and extending to:
- Burley, which is the Seat of Cassia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hazel to Burley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hazel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hazel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hazel 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hazel 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 Hazel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3910, Longitude: -113.7661 In this case, the coordinates for Hazel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.54 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.754 degrees. |
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