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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 Haley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haley and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Haley:
    • 45.961413, -103.120188
    • 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 Haley
  • 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 Haley ...

We found nine communities that share the name Haley.

Within North Dakota, the name Haley is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Haley is located in Clearwater County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west of the Haley that is located in Bowman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Haley.
    • Indiana
      • Wayne 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 Haley [Wayne County].
    • Iowa
      • Crawford County
      • This Haley is located in Crawford County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Haley that is located in Bowman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Haley.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln 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 Maine community of Haley [Lincoln County].
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Haley is located in Saint Louis County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Haley that is located in Bowman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Haley.
    • North Carolina
      • Martin 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 North Carolina community of Haley [Martin County].
    • Ontario
      • This Haley lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the east of the Haley that is located in Bowman County.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Haley is located in Clackamas County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west of the Haley that is located in Bowman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Haley.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Haley is located in Bedford County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the southeast of the Haley that is located in Bowman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Haley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haley ...

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.

  • Buffalo Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Bowman County
  • Griffin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Bowman County
  • Lodgepole
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgepole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
    • Lodgepole is located in Perkins County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <4>
  • Pierce
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Slope County
  • Ralph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Reeder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Haley 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 community such as Haley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bowman, which is the Seat of Bowman County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haley to Bowman, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,408 miles [2,266 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 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 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9614, Longitude: -103.1202    
<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 Haley 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 Haley 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 325.527 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.554 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.00 degrees.









 

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