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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 Hays Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hays Mill 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 Hays Mill:
    • 35.119610, -78.621125
    • 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 Hays Mill
  • 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 Sampson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sampson County
    • Since Hays Mill is near Cumberland County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Hays Mill

Communities Also Named Hays Mill ...

We found three communities that are also named Hays Mill.

Within North Carolina, the name Hays Mill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Hays Mill is located in Limestone County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hays Mill that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Hays Mill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Hays Mill is located in Butler County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north of the Hays Mill that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hays Mill.
      • Somerset County
      • This Hays Mill is located in Somerset County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the north of the Hays Mill that is located in Sampson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hays Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hays Mill ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Falcon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Halls Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Halls Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
  • Halls Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Halls Store is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Store
  • Mingo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingo is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Orange is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Piney Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Piney Green is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
  • Plain View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plain View is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Rebel City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City

How Far From Hays Mill 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 Hays Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Sampson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hays Mill to Clinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hays Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mill 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 Hays Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1196, Longitude: -78.6211       In this case, the coordinates for Hays Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.954 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.085 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.682 degrees.