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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 Hayesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hayesville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hayesville:
    • 36.633660, -86.094429
    • 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 Hayesville
  • 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since Hayesville is near Allen County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Hayesville

Communities Also Named Hayesville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hayesville.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Hayesville.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Greene County
      • This Hayesville is located in Greene County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Hayesville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Hayesville is located in Keokuk County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Hayesville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hayesville lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
    • North Carolina
      • Clay County
      • This Hayesville is located in Clay County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hayesville.
    • Ohio
      • Ashland County
      • This Hayesville is located in Ashland County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Hayesville.
      • Pickaway County
      • This Hayesville is located in Pickaway County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Hayesville.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Hayesville is located in Marion County and lies 1,993 miles [3,207.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hayesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Hayesville is located in Chester County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hayesville that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Hayesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayesville ...

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.

  • Amos
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Amos is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Barefoot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Barefoot is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
  • Cross Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Roads is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Forest Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
  • Green Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Haysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Haysville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Long Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rocky Mound
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Mound is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hayesville and extending to:

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hayesville 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hayesville 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 Hayesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6337, Longitude: -86.0944       In this case, the coordinates for Hayesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.387 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.388 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.278 degrees.