Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hazelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hazelton
- 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 Hazelton:
- 36.518209, -76.699121
- 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 Hazelton
- 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Hazelton is near Suffolk City and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk City
- eBird sighting report for Hertford 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 Hazelton ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Hazelton.
Within North Carolina, the name Hazelton is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Hazelton lies 2,690 miles [4,329.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hazelton that is located in Gates County.
- California
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Barber County
- This Hazelton is located in Barber County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hazelton that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barber County community of Hazelton.
- Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Hazelton [Dickinson County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Hazelton lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hazelton that is located in Gates County.
- New Jersey
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelton ...
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.
- Drum Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Eleanors Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanors Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanors Crossroads
- Eleanors Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Flat Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gates County
- Folly Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Fork
- Folly Fork is located in Gates County
- Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Gates County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <4>
- Gatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Gates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <4>
- Holly Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Kellogs Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogs Fork
- Kellogs Fork is located in Gates County
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Savages Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savages Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savages Crossroads
- Savages Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Gates County
How Far From Hazelton 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 Hazelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazelton and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hazelton to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hazelton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5182, Longitude: -76.6991 In this case, the coordinates for Hazelton 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 Hazelton 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hazelton 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 307.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.001 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.467 degrees. |