Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Haleysbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haleysbury and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Haleysbury

• 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 Haleysbury:
  • 38.741999, -86.150814
  • 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 Haleysbury

• 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 Haleysbury is near Jackson County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Haleysbury

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haleysbury ...

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.

• Bono
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bono is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
• Brimstone Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brimstone Corners is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corners
• Claysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Claysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gooseport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gooseport is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseport
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Leesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Pleasantville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasantville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Pumpkin Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rush Creek Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
• Sparksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparksville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville

How Far From Haleysbury to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haleysbury to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Haleysbury and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Haleysbury to Salem, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'