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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hazelwood
- 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:
- 44.522464, -93.286054
- 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
- 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 Rice County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- Since Hazelwood is near Scott County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Hazelwood ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Hazelwood.
Within Minnesota, the name Hazelwood is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Allen 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 Indiana community of Hazelwood [Allen County].
- Hendricks County
- This Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hazelwood.
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hazelwood [Shelby County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Ballard 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 Kentucky community of Hazelwood [Ballard County].
- Jefferson County
- This Hazelwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice 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 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice 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 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice 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 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hazelwood.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Hazelwood is located in Haywood County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice 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 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hazelwood.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Hazelwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hazelwood [McKean County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Hazelwood is located in King County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice 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 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Rice County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazelwood.
- West Virginia
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.
- Antlers Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Castle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Cedar Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Credit River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Eureka Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <5>
- Little Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Shieldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hazelwood 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 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:
- Faribault, which is the Seat of Rice County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hazelwood to Faribault, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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: 44.5225, Longitude: -93.2861 In this case, the coordinates for Hazelwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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. |
| <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'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 Hazelwood 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 318.309 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.113 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.771 degrees. |