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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 Hayes Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayes Corners 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 Hayes Corners:
    • 41.458944, -81.022595
    • 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 Hayes Corners
  • 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 Hayes Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name Hayes Corners.

Within Ohio, the name Hayes Corners is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Hayes Corners in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Hayes Corners lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayes Corners that is located in Geauga County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayes Corners ...

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.

  • Bundysburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bundysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundysburg
    • Bundysburg is located in Geauga County
  • Center Road ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
    • Center Road is located in Geauga County
  • Clover Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
    • Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County
  • Hartsgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
    • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
  • Huntsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Geauga County
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Portage County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <3>
  • Popes Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Corners
    • Popes Corners is located in Geauga County

How Far From Hayes Corners 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 Hayes Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chardon, which is the Seat of Geauga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hayes Corners to Chardon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hayes Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hayes Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4589, Longitude: -81.0226       In this case, the coordinates for Hayes Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hayes Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.175 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.425 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.524 degrees.









 

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