Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hays Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hays Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hays Crossing
- 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 Hays Crossing:
- 38.244248, -83.344348
- 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 Hays Crossing
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Hays Crossing is near Carter County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Hays Crossing ...
We found two communities that share the name Hays Crossing.
Within Kentucky, the name Hays Crossing is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Hays Crossing is located in Fayette County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hays Crossing that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hays Crossing.
- Texas
- Coleman County
- This Hays Crossing is located in Coleman County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hays Crossing that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Hays Crossing.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hays Crossing ...
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.
- Bald Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
- Bald Point is located in Lewis County
- Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Christy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Elliottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Carter County
- Gates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Jacobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Morehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <3>
- Reeder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Sideway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Smile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Soldier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead
How Far From Hays Crossing 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 Hays Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hays Crossing and extending to:
- Morehead, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hays Crossing to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hays Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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- Hays Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hays Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2442, Longitude: -83.3443 In this case, the coordinates for Hays Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hays Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.64 degrees. |