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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hayden
- 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:
- 38.983126, -85.740409
- 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
- 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 Jennings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jennings County
- Since Hayden is near Jackson County and also Bartholomew County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Bartholomew 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
Communities Also Named Hayden ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Hayden.
Within Indiana, the name Hayden is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- 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 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayden that is located in Jennings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Hayden.
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- 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 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hayden that is located in Jennings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Hayden.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
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.
- Brewersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Grayford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Hangman Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hangman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangman Crossing
- Hangman Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Hilltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
- Peters Switch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Queensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Staples Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Ford
- Staples Ford is located in Jennings County
- Tannersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Tannersville is located in Jennings County
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County
How Far From Hayden 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 community 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:
- Vernon, which is the Seat of Jennings County, lies just to the East.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hayden to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 38.9831, Longitude: -85.7404 |
| <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 313.207 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.515 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.495 degrees. |