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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hayesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hayesville:
    • 35.046565, -83.818443
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hayesville
  • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since Hayesville is near Towns County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Towns County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Hayesville

Communities Also Named Hayesville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hayesville.

Within North Carolina, the name Hayesville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Hayesville is located in Keokuk County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Hayesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hayesville lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
    • Ohio
      • Ashland County
      • This Hayesville is located in Ashland County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Hayesville.
      • Pickaway County
      • This Hayesville is located in Pickaway County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Hayesville.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Hayesville is located in Marion County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hayesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Hayesville is located in Chester County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hayesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Hayesville is located in Greene County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hayesville.
      • Macon County
      • This Hayesville is located in Macon County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the northwest of the Hayesville that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Hayesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayesville ...

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.

  • Brasstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
  • Elf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fires Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fires Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fires Creek
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Gumlog
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gumlog is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
  • Hunt ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Mill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
  • Mission
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mission is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Peachtree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Peachtree is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
  • Pine Log Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
  • Shooting Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
  • Sunnyside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Young Harris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

How Far From Hayesville 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 town such as Hayesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayesville and extending to:

  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hayesville to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hayesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hayesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0466, Longitude: -83.8184    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.962 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.525 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.735 degrees.