Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haydenburg:
  • 36.420631, -85.743419
  • 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 Haydenburg

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Haydenburg is near Macon County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Haydenburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haydenburg ...

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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bagdad is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Cub Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cub Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Creek
• Flynns Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
• Goose Horn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Goose Horn is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Horn
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
• Hurricane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hurricane is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Milltown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Milltown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Rough Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rough Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rough Point
  • From Haydenburg to Rough Point
• Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stone is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Sugar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

How Far From Haydenburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Haydenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Haydenburg to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'