Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hazel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hazel
- 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 Hazel:
- 37.512270, -87.989469
- 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 Hazel
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Hazel is near Webster County and also Crittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden 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 Hazel ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Hazel.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Hazel.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Hazel lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hazel that is located in Union County.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Hazel is located in Houghton County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hazel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Hazel.
- Iron County
- This Hazel is located in Iron County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the north of the Hazel that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Hazel.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New York
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Union County
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hearin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lamb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rock Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Spring is located in Webster County
- Saline Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Virginia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hazel 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 Hazel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazel and extending to:
- Morganfield, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hazel to Morganfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazel. 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- Hazel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5123, Longitude: -87.9895 In this case, the coordinates for Hazel 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 Hazel, 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 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 Hazel 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 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 Hazel 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 314.604 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.895 degrees. |