Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Haywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Haywood
- 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 Haywood:
- 36.946161, -85.974424
- 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 Haywood
- 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 Barren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barren County
- Since Haywood is near Allen County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Haywood ...
We found ten communities that share the name Haywood.
Within Kentucky, the name Haywood is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- 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 Georgia community of Haywood [Chattooga County].
- Ware County
- This Haywood is located in Ware County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Haywood that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Haywood.
- Manitoba
- This Haywood lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Haywood that is located in Barren County.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Madison County
- This Haywood is located in Madison County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haywood that is located in Barren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Haywood.
- Richmond 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 Virginia community of Haywood [Richmond County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haywood ...
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.
- Cooktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <5>
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Barren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <5>
- Merry Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Merry Oaks is located in Barren County
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Peter Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Creek
- Peter Creek is located in Barren County
- Red Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Temple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
How Far From Haywood 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 Haywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Haywood and extending to:
- Glasgow, which is the Seat of Barren County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Haywood to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haywood. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9462, Longitude: -85.9744 In this case, the coordinates for Haywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Haywood, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Haywood 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> | 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 Haywood 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 313.321 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.356 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.146 degrees. |