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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 Hazelwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hazelwood:
    • 39.615387, -86.522135
    • 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 Hazelwood
  • 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 Hazelwood ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Hazelwood.

There are two communities within Indiana that are also named Hazelwood.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hazelwood [Allen County].
    • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hazelwood [Shelby County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Kent County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hazelwood.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Hazelwood.
    • Kansas
      • Ford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hazelwood [Ford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hazelwood [Ballard County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hazelwood.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • Although located in De Soto Parish, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Hazelwood.
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Hazelwood is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Hazelwood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hazelwood.
      • Harford County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Harford County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hazelwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Hazelwood [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hazelwood [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Rice County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Hazelwood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Hazelwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Haywood County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Hazelwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Wake County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hazelwood.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hazelwood.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hazelwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hazelwood.
      • McKean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hazelwood [McKean County].
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Caroline County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hazelwood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Hazelwood is located in King County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Hazelwood.
      • Spokane County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Spokane County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km] to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Hendricks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazelwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph 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 Hazelwood [Randolph County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelwood ...

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.

  • Allman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman
    • Allman is located in Morgan County
  • Crown Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
    • Crown Center is located in Morgan County
  • Gasburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
    • Gasburg is located in Morgan County
  • Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Hall is located in Morgan County
  • Joppa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Hendricks County
  • Little Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
    • Little Point is located in Morgan County
  • Magnetic Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnetic Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
    • Magnetic Springs is located in Hendricks County
  • Pecksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksburg
    • Pecksburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Springtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Springtown is located in Hendricks County

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

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

  • Danville, which is the Seat of Hendricks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hazelwood to Danville, 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazelwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hazelwood 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hazelwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazelwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6154, Longitude: -86.5221    
<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 Hazelwood, 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 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 Hazelwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.71 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.18 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.678 degrees.









 

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