|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hayestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayestown 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 Hayestown:
- 34.347384, -79.252266
- 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 Hayestown
- 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 Dillon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Since Hayestown is near Robeson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Hayestown
Communities Also Named Hayestown ...
We found two communities that are also named Hayestown.
Within South Carolina, the name Hayestown is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Hayestown is located in Fairfield County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hayestown that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Hayestown.
- Nebraska
- Sherman County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Hayestown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayestown ...
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.
- Bass Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Cotton Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Hill Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- May Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- May Hilltop is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
- Oliver Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
- Squires
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Squires is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Temperance Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hill
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Hayestown 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 Hayestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayestown and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Dillon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hayestown to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hayestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hayestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hayestown 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 Hayestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3474, Longitude: -79.2523 In this case, the coordinates for Hayestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.388 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.162 degrees. |
|
|