Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hays, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hays and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hays
- 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:
- 47.990582, -108.694280
- 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
- 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Hays is near Phillips County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- eBird sighting report for Fergus 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 ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Hays.
Within Montana, the name Hays is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hays lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hays that is located in Blaine County.
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Jefferson 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 Mississippi community of Hays [Jefferson County].
- Scott County
- This Hays is located in Scott County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hays that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Hays.
- Washington County
- This Hays is located in Washington County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the southeast of the Hays that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hays.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Hays is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hays that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hays.
- Fayette County
- This Hays is located in Fayette County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km] to the east of the Hays that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hays.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hays ...
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.
- Big Warm ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cow Island ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Cow Island is located in Blaine County
- Dry Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Leroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Lodge Pole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole
- Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
- Power Plant ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Plant
- Power Plant is located in Blaine County
- Rattlesnake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
- Rattlesnake is located in Blaine County
- Rocky Point ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Fergus County
- Woodhawk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hays to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hays and extending to:
- Chinook, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hays to Chinook, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,692 miles [2,723 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hays. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hays) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hays. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9906, Longitude: -108.6943 |
| <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 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 Hays 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 Hays, 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 Hays 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 329.888 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.773 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.01 degrees. |