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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 Hays, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hays and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hays:
- 40.389514, -79.933940
- 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 Hays
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Hays is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Hays
Communities Also Named Hays ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Hays.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Hays.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Fayette County
- This Hays is located in Fayette County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hays.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hays lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- Colorado
- Otero County
- This Hays is located in Otero County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Hays.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hays [Lake County].
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- This Hays is located in Ellis County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Hays.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Hays is located in Warren County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hays.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hays [Jefferson County].
- Scott County
- This Hays is located in Scott County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Hays.
- Washington County
- This Hays is located in Washington County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the southwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hays.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This Hays is located in Blaine County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Hays.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This Hays is located in Wilkes County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Hays.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hays.
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Hays is located in Fayette County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hays.
- Texas
- Hays County
- This Hays is located in Hays County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hays that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Hays.
- West Virginia
- Tyler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hays [Tyler County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hays ...
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.
- Curry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Frick Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frick Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick Park
- Glassport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Hazel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homeville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lincoln Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- New England
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New England is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- New Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Option
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Regent Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Regent Square is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Square
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Squirrel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Surgeon Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Terrace is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Hays 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 Hays to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hays and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hays to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hays) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hays 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hays 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 Hays. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3895, Longitude: -79.9339 In this case, the coordinates for Hays have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.555 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.415 degrees. |
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