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Communities Also Named Hay ...

We found three communities that share the name Hay.

Within Ontario, the name Hay is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Bluewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluewater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluewater <4>
  • Brandy Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Point
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farquhar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Hills Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Green came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Green
  • Maple Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Motherwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motherwell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motherwell
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Science Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Seaforth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaforth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaforth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaforth <4>

How Far From Hay to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<6>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<7> 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hay) to Point B.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    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Hay 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 310.359 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.924 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.038 degrees.




 

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