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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 Hazelwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood:
    • 35.468714, -83.004026
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Hazelwood.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Wake County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Wake County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hazelwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Kent County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hazelwood.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Hazelwood.
    • 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 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood 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
      • Ford 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 Hazelwood [Ford County].
    • 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 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood 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 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood 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 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hazelwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Hazelwood [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Hazelwood [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Rice County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Hazelwood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Hazelwood.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hazelwood.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hazelwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood 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
      • Caroline County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Caroline County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hazelwood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Hazelwood is located in King County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood 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 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km] to the northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Haywood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazelwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hazelwood [Randolph County].

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.

  • Cecil ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
    • Cecil is located in Haywood County
  • Clark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Haywood County
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
  • Iron Duff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Duff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
    • Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
  • Ivy Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hills
    • Ivy Hills is located in Haywood County
  • Jonathan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonathan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
    • Jonathan is located in Haywood County
  • Maggie Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
    • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <6>
  • Retreat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Haywood County
  • Silver Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff
    • Silver Bluff is located in Haywood County
  • Sunburst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
    • Sunburst is located in Haywood County

How Far From Hazelwood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town 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:

  • Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hazelwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

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 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: 35.4687, Longitude: -83.0040       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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.488 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.041 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.294 degrees.