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Communities Also Named Hay ...
We found three communities that are also named Hay.
Within Ontario, the name Hay is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Blaine 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 Idaho community of Hay [Blaine County].
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of Hay [Aroostook County].
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Hay is located in Whitman County and lies 1,776 miles [2,858.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Hay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hay ...
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.
- Blake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Bluewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dashwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashwood
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Farquhar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farquhar
- Grand Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Hills Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Motherwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Science Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seaforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Hay 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 Hay to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hay and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hay to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hay 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 . 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 from Point A (ie- Hay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3592, Longitude: -81.4828 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.038 degrees. |
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