Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Haydentown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haydentown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Haydentown

• 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 Haydentown:
  • 39.788921, -79.770477
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Haydentown

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Haydentown is near Preston County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County

• 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Haydentown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haydentown ...

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.

• Cornish
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornish is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
• Crystal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
• East Fairchance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • East Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairchance
• Highhouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Highhouse is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Highhouse
  • From Haydentown to Highhouse
• Locust Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
• Old Frame
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
• Oliphant Furnace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliphant Furnace is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Furnace
• Outcrop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Outcrop is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
• Point Breeze
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Point Breeze is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Ruble Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ruble Mill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Mill
• Smiley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiley is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
• Woodside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodside
  • From Haydentown to Woodside
• York Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • York Run is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run
• York Run Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • York Run Junction is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Run Junction

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Haydentown and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Haydentown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'