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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Cub Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Flynns Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynns Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Goose Horn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Horn
- Goose Horn is located in Macon County
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Highland Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
- Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rough Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sugar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Jackson County
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<2> 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]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Haydenburg to Nashville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haydenburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haydenburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haydenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4206, Longitude: -85.7434 In this case, the coordinates for Haydenburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Haydenburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.181 degrees. |