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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 Haynesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haynesville 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 Haynesville:
    • 40.481723, -83.434090
    • 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 Haynesville
  • 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 Haynesville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Haynesville.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Haynesville.

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

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Pickaway County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Haynesville [Pickaway County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Haynesville [Pratt County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Haynesville is located in Ohio County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Haynesville.
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<2> to the southwest of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Haynesville.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Haynesville is located in Aroostook County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Haynesville.
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Haynesville is located in Clinton County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the west of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Haynesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Oregon
      • Klamath County
      • This Haynesville is located in Klamath County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Haynesville.
    • Texas
      • Wichita County
      • This Haynesville is located in Wichita County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Haynesville.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond County
      • This Haynesville is located in Richmond County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Haynesville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Haynesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haynesville ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Logan County
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Marion County
  • Grassy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Point
    • Grassy Point is located in Hardin County
  • Hepburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
    • Hepburn is located in Hardin County
  • Mount Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Summersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Summersville is located in Union County
  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Logan County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Haynesville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Haynesville and extending to:

  • Marysville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Haynesville to Marysville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Haynesville 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4817, Longitude: -83.4341       In this case, the coordinates for Haynesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Haynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Haynesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.733 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.05 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.983 degrees.




 

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